Tuesday, April 26, 2011

AMD Fusion APU: Accelerated Processor Units integrating CPU and GPU


AMD officially launched the new Fusion APU (Accelerated Processor Units) series. As we know everything evolves with time, this is what we were taught in our school. AMD proved this point by their new fusion APU series which integrates a CPU and a GPU on a single die.
The new AMD E-Series “Zacate” and C-Series “Ontario” APUs each use the Bobcat CPU core. AMDsays that their APU series are capable of DirectX 11 graphics, 2D to 3D conversion, UVD3 video acceleration, 1080p HD playback and up to 10hrs of battery life. These chips are designed to be used on notebooks, netbooks, tablets and all-in-one desktops with short form factors.
AMD-Ontario-APU
Initially four chips have been released, with single and dual core products of E- and C-Series chips. E-series consists of 1.5GHz single-core E-240 and the 1.6GHz dual-core E-350, both with an 18W TDP. The C-series consists of 1.2GHz single-core C-30 and 1.0GHz dual-core C-50, both with a 9W TDP.
Later in the end of 2011 AMD will be releasing their AMD Fusion mainstream platform for notebooks and mainstream desktops with A-Series “Llano” APU, which includes up to four x86 cores and a DirectX 11-capable discrete-level GPU on a 32nm die. PC and notebooks manufactures like Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have already launched their notebooks powered by AMD APUs.
Check out this video for work in action and know the real difference
You can also check out the official website for more details. 

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