Chipmaker AMD has unveiled its new line of processors, the AMD Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs).
These chips actually combine a traditional CPU and discrete-level GPU. AMD calls this combination of CPU and GPU an APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit.
The company claims that its new line of processor will enable sharper HD graphics, supercomputer-like performance and over 10.5 hours of battery life.
The AMD A-Series APUs combine up to four x86 CPU cores with powerful DirectX11-capable discrete-level graphics and up to 400 Radeon cores along with dedicated HD video processing on a single chip.
AMD A-Series APUs also allow for advanced capabilities such as gestural interfaces, multi-monitor support, 3D entertainment and real-time image stabilization.
AMD senior vice president and general manager at Products Group Rick Bergman said the AMD A-Series APU represents an inflection point for AMD and is perhaps the industry’s biggest architectural change since the invention of the microprocessor.
"It heralds the arrival of brilliant all-new computing experiences, and enables unprecedented graphics and video performance in notebooks and PCs. Beginning today we are bringing discrete-class graphics to the mainstream," Bergman said.
The AMD A-Series APUs (previously codenamed ‘Llano’) are currently shipping and scheduled to appear in more than 150 notebooks and desktops4 from major OEMs throughout the second quarter of 2011 and beyond, said AMD.
