[Hardware-News] AMD stellt "Trinity" vor. Die neuen A-Serien APUs (Accelerated Processing Units)

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2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APUs Enable Best-in-Class PC Mobility, Entertainment, and Gaming Experience in Single Chip

— Up to 12 hours of battery life[i] and Double the Performance-Per-Watt[ii] compared to Previous Generation —
— 17-watt APU Gives Users an Affordable and Uncompromised Visual Experience for Ultrathins —
— AMD has a record number of APU-based notebook design wins with Global OEMs —

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 15, 2012— AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the widely anticipated launch of its 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, All-in-One and traditional desktops, home theater PCs and embedded designs.

The 2nd-Generation A-Series APU, codenamed “Trinity”, is a grounds-up improved design over the previous generation, enabling a best-in-class PC mobility, entertainment, and gaming experience. New features of the product design include:

· Double the performance per watt of the previous generation2

· The AMD HD Media Accelerator with a unique set of technologies designed to optimize video quality available with premium and Internet video content, and accelerate video file conversion;

· An increase in CPU performance of up to 29 percent[iii] with higher processor speeds thanks to the next-generation AMD “Piledriver” CPU core with 3rd generation AMD Turbo Core technology, where power is dynamically shifted between the CPU and GPU depending on application needs, effectively providing a more responsive experience that can boost CPU frequencies to up to 3.2 GHz;

· AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series graphics for an increase of graphics performance up to 56% over the previous generation[iv] . Combined, the CPU and GPU cores deliver more than 700 gigaflops of computing performance[v] – several times more than the fastest x86 CPUs – to boost performance of hundreds of applications.

· Up to 12 hours of battery life through CPU and GPU power enhancements, with clear battery life leadership in notebook form factors.

“The latest OEM notebooks, ultrathins, All-in-Ones and desktops based on the new AMD A-Series APU enable the best video and gaming experiences, highly responsive performance with AMD Turbo CORE, and accelerates an ever-increasing range of productivity and multimedia applications -- in sleek, stylish designs at price points that make sense,” said Chris Cloran, corporate vice president and General Manager, AMD Client Business Unit. “Our 2nd Generation AMD A-Series APU is a major step forward in every performance and power dimension, allowing users to enjoy a stunning experience without having to give up the things that matter to them most. This experience doesn’t stop at mainstream notebooks. It carries over into affordable ultrathin form factors featuring the latest in AMD Radeon™ graphics.”

The Growing AMD Accelerated Application Ecosystem

The developer ecosystem continues to gravitate to the unmatched level of compute and unique processing capabilities of the APU as more than 100 applications and games are now accelerated by AMD APUs. The 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APU gives users superior Web-based video experience thanks to plug-ins for Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 9 that make it easy for consumers to turn on AMD Steady Video technology.[vi] Recent applications that have been optimized for use on AMD A-Series APUs include Adobe Photoshop CS6, WinZip 16.5 and VLC Media Player. AMD A-Series APUs are also well-positioned to take advantage of the upcoming transition to the Windows® 8 operating system.

“We are excited for the introduction of the 2nd-generation AMD A-Series APU and are confident it will continue the great work Microsoft and AMD have done together on the A-Series APU,” said Aidan Marcuss, Senior Director, Windows Business Planning, Microsoft Corp. “We look forward to seeing the A-Series APU in action with Windows 8 to deliver a great user experience across a variety of hardware.”

For developers who want to engage in the industry’s move toward heterogeneous computing, the upcoming AMD Fusion12 Developer Summit will offer them a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge base. More information on AFDS 12 can be found here.

Best-in-class Entertainment

As more and more people turn to their computers as the hub for their entertainment, the visual aspect of computing becomes ever more important. To enhance these capabilities, AMD created the AMD HD Media Accelerator – a unique set of technologies that enable the best video quality on a PC. Key features of the HD Media Accelerator include:

· AMD Perfect Picture HD – An image, video processing and display technology that automatically makes images and video better with color vibrancy adjustments, edge enhancement, noise reduction and dynamic contrast fixes.[viii]

· AMD Steady Video Technology – A technology that enables smooth playback of jittery video content with a single button click thanks to plug-ins for popular Web browsers and multimedia applications.6

· AMD Quick Stream Technology – A new technology that prioritizes video streaming on PC systems for a smooth, virtually uninterrupted video stream.[ix]

· True HD video chat with up to four people at once.

· AMD Video Converter – A video compression engine for fast conversion and sharing of media files across multiple formats and devices.

· Full decode support for H.264, MPEG-2, VC-1, MVC, DivX and WMV.

Gaming Leadership

The 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APU builds on AMD’s legacy of gaming leadership with an increase in graphics performance of up to 56% over the previous generation4 and support for:

· AMD Eyefinity Technology – For the first time, this immersive technology is available from an APU without the need for a discrete graphics card.[x]

· Performance-leading DirectX® 11 graphics architecture and 1080p gaming a life-like level of detail.

· AMD Radeon™ dual graphics support that delivers a performance boost of up to 75 percent when adding a discrete graphics card to the APU.[xi] The AMD Radeon™ dual graphics option also offers support for DirectX® 9 for older game titles, and uses new AMD CrossFire™ Technology Profiles for easier updates.

Availability and Technical Details

AMD has a record number of design wins with companies like Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba based on our 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APUs and VISION Technology from AMD, with mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, as well as embedded solutions, available beginning today.

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[Bladeruner000]

Intressant würden die CPU´s werden wenn sie dann auch auf ein normales Mobo passen würden wie z.B. Sockel FM 2 was ja wohl auch kommen soll und mit Trinity´s Bestückt werden soll das wär eine Option sich mal wieder mit den kleinen zu Beschäftigen

[OCPerformance]

Ich frag mich wie viel schneller die zu einer GTX 485M

[Bladeruner000]

Das kannst ja garnicht damit Vergleichen OCP das sind ja keine Mobilen Graka´s das ist eine Komplett Einheit mit CPU´s das da die 485M schneller ist ist doch klar

[OCPerformance]

Ah ok dann hab ich nicht ganz durch gesehn. Danke Blade.