Posted on 05/24/2013 10:12:10 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Chip company AMD is banking on the success of its Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). These APUs integrate the CPU and GPU elements on to a single piece of silicon and enable a modern computer to function without requiring an external graphics card. Pushing forward with a new generation, AMD detailed its 2013 APU line-up at the start of this year.
It is already known that AMD is splitting the APU offering into three families: Temash for low-power tablets/hybrids; Kabini for entry-level laptops, and Richland for mainstream/performance laptops. And while the Richland APU is also being produced for the desktop, it's abundantly clear that AMD sees APUs as the best fit for a wide range of portable devices. AMD revealed further details on all three APU architectures at a briefing in London last week.
The APUs codenamed Temash and Kabini are both based on a system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture. This means that the CPU, GPU, IO and memory controller are all integrated into a single chip. The fundamental energy-saving benefits accruing from running the power-hungry components on a single piece of silicon are an ideal fit for tablets and laptops that are, by nature, more reliant on battery power.
AMD says there are significant performance and power-efficiency advantages for the Temash and Kabini APUs (or SoCs, if you prefer) when compared to the last-generation 'Ontario, Zacate and Hondo' APUs. These arrive from using upgraded 'Jaguar' CPU cores and by implementing the Radeon HD 7000-series-like GCN architecture for graphics. Let's take a closer look.
The picture shows a highly simplified, high-level block overview of the Temash (left) and Kabini APUs (right).
(Excerpt) Read more at hexus.net ...
Low wattage Temash might make some tablets.
Thanks Ernest. AMD should be (or long should have been) moving into the SmartTV and streaming box market, and dongle-style low-power computers (with the TV stuff built in) for adapting both older TVs and monitors. By “older” I mean, the low-feature flatscreens.
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