New Delhi: AMD has introduced its new 2014 Performance Mobile APUs designed for ultra-thin and high-performance mobile PCs, power-efficient notebooks for both personal and professional use.
The AMD Mobile APUs are also codenamed as Kaveri. The new mobile APUs comprises of Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) features and Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture for mobile devices.
Mobile APU also features AMD’s first FX-branded enthusiast-class APU for notebooks, and follows the recent introduction of AMD’s 2014 Low-Power and Mainstream APUs as well.
Notebook and desktop systems powered by AMD’s entire 2014 APU lineup, includes systems from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014.
AMD 2014 Performance Mobile APU features are as follows:
- Up to 12 Compute Cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU) deliver amazing performance and responsiveness, bringing to life the full capability of the APU on various workloads and applications
- The breakthrough new Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) allows the CPU and GPU to work together in harmony by quickly dividing and directing the right tasks toward the appropriate cores for new levels of performance and efficiency in consumer and commercial desktop and notebook PCs, thus enabling a new era of compute capabilities with compute cores
- Award-winning Graphics Core Next Architecture with AMD Radeon™ R7 series graphics and compute capability
- Support for UltraHD (4K) resolutions and new video post-processing enhancements that make 1080p videos look amazing when upscaled on an UltraHD-enabled monitor or TV.
- Support for AMD’s acclaimed Mantle API that simplifies game optimizations for programmers and developers to unlock unprecedented levels of gaming performance.
- AMD Radeon Dual Graphics provides a performance boost from 49 per cent to 108 per cent for the ultimate gaming experience
- Experience-enhancing features such as AMD Quick Stream, AMD Steady Video and AMD TrueAudio technologies combine to deliver lifelike audio and video
- A10-APU: Up to 50 per cent better graphics performance and more than 1.2x the compute performance versus Intel® i5-4200U (‘Haswell’)
- FX APU: Up to 58 per cent better graphics performance and more than 1.13x the compute performance versus Intel® i7-4500U (‘Haswell’)
- FX APU: Up to 40 per cent more graphics performance-per-watt than our previous generation
- FX APU: Up to 30 per cent more system compute-per-watt than our previous generation
“With a combination of superior total compute performance, stunning graphics and efficient power use alongside industry-first technologies, these new APUs set a new bar for cutting-edge consumer and commercial PCs,” concluded Bernd Lienhard, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Client Business Unit, AMD.
