AMD reveals details of desktop "Trinity" APUs

In May AMD unveiled first Accelerated Processing Units (APU), based on "Trinity" core. The launch event didn't include any desktop Trinity chips, and currently we don't have any reliable information on desktop processor timeline. Last month's reports placed the desktop "Trinity" launch in August, and more recent rumors suggest that the APUs may be pushed back to September or October. Unlike the launch date, specifications of forthcoming desktop processors were well-known since February, and earlier last week they were published by AMD.

According to this page on AMD website, the first wave of APUs will include four A8- and A10 SKUs. Each A8- and A10-Series will get one "K" processor with unlocked clock multiplier and 100 Watt TDP, and one processor with locked multiplier and 65 Watt TDP. All chips will integrate 4 CPU cores, 4 MB L2 cache, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), and DDR3 memory controller, supporting 1866 MHz data rate. CPU part of the chip will be built on enhanced Bulldozer micro-architecture, whereas the GPU will use HD 7000 graphics. A10-Series products will employ Radeon HD 7660D GPU with 384 shader units, clocked at 760 MHz on the A10-5700, and at 800 MHz on the A10-5800K. Graphics unit on A8-Series chips will be downgraded to Radeon HD 7560D. That GPU will run at 760 MHz, however it will have only 256 shaders. Beside slower graphics, A8-Series parts will also come with lower CPU stock and Turbo Core frequencies. As we already know from other sources, future APUs will require FM2 motherboards. Detailed specifications of new CPUs are summarized in the table below:

Model	Cores	Frequency	Turbo Frequency	L2 cache	Graphics	Shader units	GPU frequency	TDP
A8-5500	4	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz	4 MB	HD 7560D	256	760 MHz	65 Watt
A8-5600K	4	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz	4 MB	HD 7560D	256	760 MHz	100 Watt
A10-5700	4	3.4 GHz	4 GHz	4 MB	HD 7660D	384	760 MHz	65 Watt
A10-5800K	4	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz	4 MB	HD 7660D	384	800 MHz	100 Watt