Tuesday, February 1, 2011

India gets Fusion- AMD's newest chipset

AMD, today launched a new chipset called the “Fusion” in India, which offers higher computing speed and better quality graphics than its antecedents, sources reported.
The new processor has a graphics card (GPU) and microprocessor (CPU) incorporated on a single chip , enabling PC manufacturers to develop new form factor for their machines, sources added.

According to AMD insiders, consumers currently have to choose between power and performance, Fusion will eliminate this problem as it comprises of both the qualities, adding that the processor shall provide their partners with a robust computing platform.

India shall have more than 11 systems based on the chipmaker’s “Fusion” in the first half of 2011. It shall be incorporated in brands like Sony, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, MSI and Toshiba, sources informed.

The 'Fusion' family of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) use a single-die design that combines multi-core CPU (x86) technology with a powerful DirectX 11-capable graphics and parallel processing engine. 

The fusion line also includes a dedicated high-definition video acceleration block and a high-speed bus that sends data across various types of processor cores within the same design. 

Two versions of the APU will be available one based on power draw and another based on performance

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