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AMD Announces Growing Support from PC Software Community

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AMD Fusion APUs, available in PCs since early this year, have gained significant support from the PC software community, with over 50 mainstream applications accelerated by the new technology. This collaboration enables software developers to deliver exceptional visual performance, power efficiency, and speed on PCs powered by AMD Fusion APUs. Key partners such as Adobe, ArcSoft, Corel, CyberLink, and Microsoft have developed applications that showcase the benefits of AMD Fusion APUs, including stutter-free HD video playback, advanced computational horsepower, and DirectX 11-capable graphics.

Key Takeaways:

  • AMD Fusion APUs have gained support from over 50 mainstream applications, including popular software from leading companies such as Adobe, ArcSoft, Corel, CyberLink, and Microsoft.
  • The AMD Fusion APUs accelerate applications ranging from video creation and playback to 3D graphics and DirectX 11 games, offering exceptional visual performance, power efficiency, and speed.
  • The APUs incorporate multi-core CPU (x86) technology, a powerful DirectX 11-capable discrete-level graphics and parallel processing engine, a dedicated high-definition video acceleration block, and a high-speed bus, all on a single die.
  • AMD has announced plans to double the number of supported applications in the next few months, as they approach the launch of the A-Series 'Llano' APU, which is designed to enable more than 500 GFLOPS of parallel processing power in mainstream notebooks and desktops.
  • The AMD Fusion Developer Summit will be held on June 13-16, 2011, in Bellevue, Washington, to discuss industry standards and explore how to best optimize applications for heterogeneous computing.
  • AMD has partnered with software companies to deliver applications that showcase the benefits of AMD Fusion APUs, including 3D gaming, stereoscopic 3D, and seamless HD video playback.

Statistics:

  • Market capitalization of AMD on 03-03-2011: Data not provided
  • AMD's market capitalization on 02-02-2011: $3.44 billion (Source: Comtex News Network, Inc.)
  • Average price of AMD on 02-02-2011: $8.38 (Source: Comtex News Network, Inc.)
  • AMD Fusion APUs offer 500 GFLOPS of parallel processing power (Source: AMD)
  • E-Series/C-Series APUs can provide up to 90 GFLOPS and 18/9 W of power, respectively (Source: AMD)
  • C-50 Dual-Core Accelerated Processor offers up to 735 minutes (12.26 hours) of idle battery life (Source: AMD)
  • AMD Fusion Developer Summit attendance: To be determined

Sources:

  • (1) Based on performance per watt comparisons between AMD Fusion APUs and the AMD Athlon II P320 CPU combined with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 GPU. In testing conducted by AMD performance labs, AMD Fusion APUs demonstrated the following: A-Series -- up to approximately 500 GFLOPS; E-Series/C-Series -- up to approximately 90 GFLOPS at 18/9 W. In comparison, the AMD Athlon II P320 CPU and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 GPU deliver a combined total of 74 GLOPS at 38 W.
  • (2) In testing conducted by AMD performance labs, the 2011 Low Power platform reference design "Zacate" E-350 demonstrated up to 641 minutes or 10.68 hours "all-day" battery life while idle and up to 249 minutes or 4.15 hours as an "active" metric using 3DMark '06. The reference design consisted of an AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350, 1.6Ghz 2C, 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1066 system memory 14.0" display @ 1366x768, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, 62Whr Li-Ion battery.
  • SOURCE: Advanced Micro Devices Copyright 2011 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.
  • (3) SmarTrend Alert indicated an UPTREND on 02-02-2011 for AMD @ $8.38 (Source: Comtex News Network, Inc.)

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