AMD Officially Launches New-Generation APUs for Mobile Applications

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday officially launched three new accelerated processing units for tablets, low-cost/low-power notebooks and mainstream laptops. The new code-named Kabini and Temash APUs feature all-new Jaguar x86 cores as well as Radeon HD graphics with GCN architecture. The fresh Richland APUs bring new levels of performance and power-efficiency to mainstream laptops.

“The client market has evolved – with greater diversity in the types of mobile form factors and higher performance demands from the software – and AMD is uniquely positioned to deliver the best processors to meet the needs of mobile device users today. As computing becomes more visual and the graphics processor can be leveraged to do other types of processing, our dedication to the software community and the APU architecture sets us apart from the competition and enables us to deliver the best user experience whether on a tablet, a hybrid device or a notebook,” said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager of global business units at AMD.

AMD A-series (Kabini, Temash) and E-series (Kabini) accelerated processing units integrate up to four Jaguar x86 cores, AMD Radeon HD graphics adapter based on GCN [graphics core next] architecture, DDR3 memory controller as well as rich input-output capabilities. The all-new Jaguar x86 micro-architecture, new GCN-based graphics engine and other improvements are expected to deliver an increase of more than 50% in performance in PCMark Vantage over the previous generation of AMD essential computing APUs (codenamed “Brazos 2.0”). AMD Elite Mobility A-series “Temash” APUs will power tablets, convertible notebooks and other ultra low-power devices. Mainstream A-series and E-series “Kabini” APUs are intended for entry-level and mainstream mobile computers.

AMD’s Elite Performance “Richland” APUs for 2013 laptops “Richland” feature up to four Piledriver x86 cores as well as AMD Radeon HD graphics with VLIW4 architecture (in general, Richland is something like Trinity 2.0). The new-gen APU should deliver up to 12% better productivity performance, between 20% and 40% better visual performance and between 39% and 72% higher performance in video games compared to previous-gen APUs. Laptops based on A-series “Richland” will come bundled with new software for consumers, such as gesture-control, facial-recognition and wireless display technology to expand and enhance consumers’ user experiences.

The new APUs are designed to effectively balance the needs of a wide range of new and traditional mobile PC users and are available beginning today from the world’s top computer manufacturers, including products announced today from Acer and Hewlett-Packard.

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