AMD ha annunciato il periodo di lancio dei SoC (System-on-Chip) tipicamente indicati con il nome in codice di Carrizo. Più in dettaglio, il chip designer statunitense, in occasione dell'evento Future of Compute, ha reso noto che la propria roadmap delle APU mobile per il 2015 è stata integrata con l'aggiunta di nuove voci inerenti i prodotti Carrizo.
Nel corso della prima parte del prossimo anno AMD lancerà sia una versione ad alte prestazioni dei SoC, denominata appunto Carrizo, che una variante mainstream il cui nome in codice è Carrizo-L. A seguito di questa integrazione AMD promette il pieno supporto delle applicazioni di produttività, del gaming, del playback in Ultra HD 4K, e anche delle API Microsoft DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.0 e Mantle, e di Windows 10 da parte dellinea di APU mobile del 2015.
Il chip Carrizo, che includerà i nuovi core CPU x86 Excavator e una sottosezione grafica Radeon di nuova generazione, sarà il primo SoC al mondo con supporto di Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA) 1.0. Il SoC Carrizo-L integrerà invece una CPU Puma+ e una GPU della linea Radeon R-Series.
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today at its Future of Compute event announced the addition of its first high performance system-on-a-chip (SoC), codenamed "Carrizo", and a mainstream SoC codenamed "Carrizo-L" as part of the company’s 2015 AMD Mobile APU family roadmap. In collaboration with hardware and software partners, these new 2015 AMD Mobile APUs are designed as complete solutions for gaming, productivity applications, and ultra high-definition 4K experiences. With support for Microsoft DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.0, AMD’s Mantle API, AMD FreeSync and support for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10 operating system, the 2015 AMD Mobile APU family enables the experiences consumers expect.
"We continue to innovate and build upon our existing IP to deliver great products for our customers," said John Byrne, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics business group, AMD. "AMD’s commitment to graphics and compute performance, as expressed by our goal to improve APU energy efficiency 25x by 2020, combines with the latest industry standards and fresh innovation to drive the design of the 2015 AMD Mobile APU family. We are excited about the experiences these new APUs will bring and look forward to sharing more details in the first half of next year.
The flagship "Carrizo" processor will integrate the new x86 CPU core codenamed "Excavator" with next generation AMD Radeon graphics in the world’s first compliant SoC. The "Carrizo-L" SoC integrates the CPU codenamed "Puma+" with AMD Radeon R-Series GCN GPUs and is intended for mainstream configurations. In addition, an AMD Secure Processor will be integrated into the "Carrizo" and "Carrizo-L" APUs, enabling ARM TrustZone across the entire family for the security commercial customers and consumers expect. Utilizing a single package infrastructure for "Carrizo" and "Carrizo-L," the 2015 AMD Mobile APU family simplifies partner designs across a broad range of commercial and consumer mobile systems.
"Carrizo" and "Carrizo-L," are scheduled to ship in 1H 2015, with laptop and All-in-One systems based on the 2015 AMD Mobile APU family expected in market by mid-year 2015.
Source: AMD Press Release
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