AMD releases new low power mobile APU

[Andrew48]

According to the article:
 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 11, 2013) - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a new addition to its 2013 Elite Mobility processor family, expanding the options available for anyone seeking crystal-clear HD entertainment, power efficiency, and accelerated performance in small screen touch notebooks, tablets, and hybrids. The AMD Elite Quad-Core A4-1350 accelerated processor is the second quad-core accelerated processing pnit (APU) in this category, with an estimated average power at or below 3 watts for many common use cases. The new APU is expected to begin shipping to customers in October, 2013. Other AMD Elite Mobility APUs are available in systems today, including the HP Pavilion11 TouchSmart and the Acer Aspire V5.

 

 

Delivering high-quality HD media and gaming experiences in small-screen touch and emerging form factors elevates AMD Elite Mobility APUs to a class of their own. Available in dual- and quad-core configurations, the series combines "Jaguar" x86 central processing unit (CPU) cores with Graphics Core Next AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics. Key performance metrics for the AMD Elite Mobility family include:

• Up to 172 percent more CPU performance-per-watt and up to 212 percent better graphics performance-per-watt than the previous generation;
• Up to 12 hours of resting battery life;
• Up to 45 percent longer battery life and nearly five times more GPU performance than the competition.

The most interesting thing for me here is that this is a quad core-cpu and a low-end GPU with a total TDP of 8 Watts. Thats crazy!

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/amd-expands-elite-mobility-apu-line-up-with-new-quad-core-processor-nyse-amd-1829405.htm

[ERSCreeper]

1Ghz that's cute.

[Warcony]

I saw AMD and low power in the same sentence and was intrigued.

[ologiic]

I saw AMD and low power in the same sentence and was intrigued.

Haha same here!

[LonliestofAll]

If 8 watts is the true TPD, this might be pretty good. Although, low TPD and AMD together kinda seems like a contradictory statement. 

[bcredeur97]

The only question I have is how much better is it than an AMD E-450. Because I absolutely hate that chip.

[TheMightyGamer]

Did anyone ever talk about the FM2 Athlons lol

[Stephie_Girl]

1Ghz that's cute.

Did you expect anything more?  Remember I7's used to be 1.4-1.7GHz in the mobile world.

[stevv]

The only question I have is how much better is it than an AMD E-450. Because I absolutely hate that chip.

Probably like a E-350... which is fine... when using Win XP.  :rolleyes: 

 

Did you expect anything more?  Remember I7's used to be 1.4-1.7GHz in the mobile world.

Except an i7, i5... hell and i3 too at the same speed will be faster.  Single threaded operations are horrible, and graphics is ram speed dependent.  These thing will just be comparable to an atom processor.