AMD A-Series APUs now available in India
AMD, the underdog of processors, has
announced the availability of its new A-series Accelerated Processing
Unit chips for the Indian market. The new processors will be priced
between the Rs. 3,000-8,000 bracket and are being targeted at consumers
who would like to do more with their PCs (or laptops) than just browse
the web or make word files, without breaking the bank.
AMD’s A-series APUs combine the power of
multiple-core processing with the power of discrete graphics, all into
one processor. AMD claims that these chips are not only power-efficient,
but also pack in a decent punch as far as GPU capabilities go. Hoping
that these new processors could replace a dedicated graphics card is
obviously hoping for too much, but AMD says that they will definitely
allow the casual gamer to indulge themselves in some fun activities.
AMD has always recognized the importance
of the gaming community, which is a large and loud chunk of the
computer using population. Their acquisition of ATI is testament of that
and Ravi Swaminathan, Managing Director and Vice President-Sales and
Marketing at AMD India furthered that belief at the launch when he
acknowledged that “the world is moving around graphics and the APU is
something accepted world over with better battery life (around 10
hours). We have launched the first generation APU a year ago and the new
generation is an upgrade to it."
This is AMD bringing ATI’s graphics
expertise to the game, shrinking it significantly and packing it into a
processor. For example, the A10-5800K model, the top end A-series APU
clocks the CPU at 3.8GHz (4 cores that can scale up to 4.2GHz) along
with the power of the ATI Radeon HD7660. For a full list of the APU
specs, head on over to this link.
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