AMD Rolls Out New A-Series APUs for Desktops and Notebooks

Posted 12/20/2011 at 10:16am | by Paul Lilly

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AMD didn't want to let the year slip by without making one final hardware announcement, and so the chip designer today announced the addition of new A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) based on Llano. There are more than a dozen new chips in all, split between the desktop and notebook, and all of them sporting mostly minor updates, but updates nonetheless.

Of particular interest is the introduction of K-series chips in the desktop line. These include the A8-3870K (3GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 400MHz GPU) and A6-3670K (2.7GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 320MHz GPU). Both of these are unlocked processors.

"The new AMD A-Series family of APUs improves the first generation of highly successful and revolutionary desktop and notebook processors, providing an outstanding experience for consumers seeking more responsive multitasking, long battery-life, vivid graphics, lifelike games, lag-free videos and the ultimate multimedia performance," AMD said in a statement.

AMD added eight new mobile A-Series APUs, including new MX variants with a slightly higher TDP (45W compared to 35W). The new chips will roll out over the next several weeks, AMD said.

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