AMD showcases new APUs and SoCs

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

 

In a bid to bring more innovation to computing solutions, AMD(NYSE) has provided an early look at its new 2013 accelerated processing units (APUs) and announced a new OEM relationship with VIZIO. At an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event for press and analysts, AMD demonstrated working silicon of its first system on chip (SoC) APUs, “Kabini” and “Temash”, both scheduled to ship in the first half of 2013. Demonstrations included a range of leading-edge applications and games on a “Kabini”-based ultrathin notebook and a “Temash”-based performance tablet and hybrid notebook.

AMD also introduced the new “Richland” APU, which is currently shipping to OEMs, which delivers a 40-per cent increase in performance over the previous generation of A-Series APUs. “Richland” is expected to come bundled with new software for consumers such as gesture and facial recognition to dramatically expand and enhance consumers’ user experiences. The follow-on to “Richland” will be the 28nm “Kaveri” APU with revolutionary heterogeneous system architecture (HSA) features and is expected to begin shipping to customers in the second half of 2013.

Additionally, AMD has announced a new series of discrete graphics processors for performance gaming that is already shipping to customers, the AMD RadeonHD 8000m series. These latest products are reflective of the company’s strategy to focus on creating differentiated IP leadership through low-power technologies that target the high-growth client markets such as ultrathin, convertible and tablets.....See More