Con il media alert di seguito allegato, AMD ha annunciato la disponibilità dei nuovi processori, o meglio APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), con socket FM1 siglate A8-3850 e A6-3650. Le nuove soluzioni, spesso indicate con il nome in codice di "LIano", si collocano nella linea "A-Series" della piattaforma Fusion: sono proposte da AMD per l'equipaggiamento dei sistemi desktop ad alte prestazioni, capaci di assicurare una grafica in HD di buon livello, senza il ricorso a costose GPU collocate su add-on card.
In accordo al produttore, le APU AMD A8-3850 e A6-3650 includono quattro core x86 e una sezione grafica DirectX11 implementata con l'integrazione di un numero di core grafici che può arrivare fino a 400. Inoltre, il supporto della tecnologia proprietaria AMD Dual Graphics, tipica delle APU Fusion, permette di combinare le sue prestazioni video con quelle offerte da una scheda grafica aggiuntiva basata su una gpu di classe AMD Radeon HD 6000.
L'APU AMD A8-3850 include 400 core grafici Radeon e lavora a 2.9GHz (CPU) e 600MHz (GPU); è dotata inoltre di una cache L2 da 4MB ed esibisce un TDP pari a 100W. Il prezzo al dettaglio suggerito dal maker è pari a $135.
Il chip AMD A6-3650, invece, integra 320 Radeon core e una cache L2 da 4MB; opera a 2.6GHz (CPU) e 443MHz (GPU) con un TDP pari a 100W e un prezzo suggerito pari a $115.
Le motherboard FM1 compatibili con i nuovi processori sono già disponibili nei cataloghi dei principali partner di AMD, come ASUS, ASRock, Biostar, ECS, Foxconn (Hong Hai Precision), Gigabyte, Jetway, MSI e Sapphire.
AMD (NYSE:AMD - News) today announced availability for the AMD Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors. The AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors will enable a high-performance experience for desktop users, including brilliant HD graphics, supercomputer-like performance, and incredibly fast application speeds.
Both the AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors combine 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. Only AMD Fusion APUs offer true AMD Dual Graphics, with up to 120 percent visual performance boost*, when paired with select AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series graphics cards. Consumers can achieve supercomputer-like performance of more than 500 gigaflops compute capacity and enjoy rapid content transfers via USB 3.0.
All A-Series processors are powered by AMD VISION Engine Software, which is composed of AMD Catalyst graphics driver, AMD OpenCL driver and the AMD VISION Engine Control Center. With this suite of software, users get regular updates designed to improve system performance and stability, and can add new software enhancements.
With a suggested retail price of $135, the AMD A8-3850 desktop processor operates at 2.9GHz (CPU) and 600MHz (GPU) with 400 Radeon Cores, 4MB of L2 cache and a TDP of 100W.
The AMD A6-3650 desktop processor has clock speeds of 2.6GHz (CPU) and 443MHz (GPU) with 320 Radeon Cores, 4MB of L2 cache and a TDP of 100W. The suggested retail price of the AMD A6-3650 desktop processor is $115.
Why:
In an increasingly digital and visually oriented world, consumers demand more responsive multitasking, vivid graphics, lifelike games, lag-free videos, and ultimate multimedia performance. AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors enable these visually stunning end-user experiences.
When:
FM1 motherboards for the A-Series APUs are available now from leading original design manufacturers (ODMs), including ASUS, ASRock, Biostar, ECS, Foxconn (Hong Hai Precision), Gigabyte, Jetway, MSI and Sapphire.
AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors are scheduled to be available for purchase through system builders and at major online retailers, including Amazon, CyberPower Inc., iBuyPower, Newegg and TigerDirect beginning July 3, 2011. Additional processors are scheduled to be available later this year.
Who:
AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors, and the corresponding FM1 motherboards, were created with desktop consumers and gamers in mind.
Source: AMD Press Release
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