AMD to launch Brazos 2.0 in June, desktop APUs in August
This and next quarter AMD plans to release new generation of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). Soon to be available microprocessors will use enhanced microarchitecture, and feature significantly improved on-chip graphics, codenamed Graphics Core Next (GCN). There were a couple of reports in the past month, placing the launch of first mobile APUs in the middle of May. Release date for the APUs was confirmed last week by DigiTimes. They also revealed launch dates of desktop APUs, and ultra low voltage processors from Brazos 2.0 platform.
Currently we know about three different mobile SKUs, that apparently will launch this week: dual-core A6-4400M, and quad-core A8-4500M and A10-4600M. There may be fourth SKU with two cores and A4-4300M model number. New mobile processors are built on Piledriver (enhanced Bulldozer) micro-architecture. They integrate HD 7000-series graphics, and have much higher processor frequencies, than previous generation of "Llano" mobile chips. DigiTimes' sources claim that "Trinity" mobile processors will be 50% faster in graphics applications, or 25% faster on average in wide range of applications. New CPUs are expected to be priced lower than Intel's Ivy Bridge counterparts, that offer similar level of performance.
AMD E1-1200 and E2-1800 entry level microprocessors will be available in June. These APUs are part of Brazos 2.0 platform, and they are built on Bobcat microarchitecture. The E1-1200 and E2-1800 have two cores, 1.4 GHz and 1.7 GHz frequencies, and ultra-low power consumption.
In August, AMD will release desktop A-Series APUs. Specifications of these models were known since February. A4- and A6-Series of processors have two CPU cores, and A8- and A10-Series have twice as many CPU cores, larger L2 cache and more powerful GPU. Both dual-core and quad-core APUs will be offered with locked and unlocked clock multiplier.
Also in the third quarter, AMD will launch FX-8350, FX-6300 and FX-4320 high performance processors. These parts will integrate from 4 to 8 cores, shared L3 cache and will lack on-chip graphics. Clock speeds of FX parts are not known at this time.
AMD "Hondo" processors for tablets will be available in the forth quarter 2012. These APUs will be built on 40nm process.
Jun 11, 2012: AMD reveals details of desktop "Trinity" APUs
Jun 06, 2012: AMD Brazos 2.0 platform is announced
May 16, 2012: AMD debuts second-generation mobile APUs
Feb 12, 2012: AMD's CPU and APU Line-Up thru Q3 2012
Oct 26, 2011: New AMD Bobcat APUs in Q1/Q2 2012
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FX-8350
This will be a Vishera, right? In the article you type "These parts (...) will lack on-chip graphics." I thought this CPUs will have integrated GPU.
Vishera CPUs don't have integrated GPU, they use discrete graphics.
discrete graphice
Thank you. I asked, because I found the information about "Integrated GPU" here in specification of FX-8350: "On-chip peripherals - Integrated GPU". I know, that is only preliminary information, but needs correction I think.
I removed "Integrated GPU" from specifications. Thank you for the correction!
Fx-series is CPU...
Hi to all!!! Fx-Series chips are CPUs, not APUs...
Socket FS1 (FS1r2)
Don't imagine that the FS1r2 is backward compatible is it?
Trinity APU's
Update!
Dual-core A6-4400M, A6-4455M,quad-core A8-4500M, A10-4600M, and A10-4655M have been oficially presented.
There is a mistake in the article: "... they integrate HD 7000-series graphics..."
That's not the case, they integrate VLIW4 (HD 6000-series) graphics, but they do have a subblock from HD-7000-series, comprised of the UVD and the Accelerated Video Converter.
The GCN will be part of the next generation of APU's. And it's too advanced for current devices anyway, (think of RAM latency and frequency, even DDR3-1600 wouldn't be enough). In fact the RAM is a bottleneck even for VLIW4, which is in itself a marvelous piece of architecture.