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AMD’s quad-core Llano APUS to be unveiled at Computex, ships at 3rd quarter

March 21st, 2011        

AMD’s quad-core Llano APUS to be unveiled at Computex, ships at 3rd quarter

The chart that you see above is not accurate, but it is what X-bit labs believe to be AMD’s roadmap for the remainder of the year, for the company’s APU chips. Published a couple of days ago, this data has now been partially corroborated by the snoops over at DigiTimes, who confirm a couple of the model names and agree that AMD is planning an initial Q3 rollout of five Llano chips, to be followed by even more processors coming in Q4 of 2011.

In case you do not know, Llano represents AMD’s play for the performance crown in the mobile department, coming as it does with dual- or quad-core processing units, DirectX 11-capable Radeon HD 6000-series graphics, and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller, all bundled up inside the same warm and toasty package. Not to be confused with SoC for mobile smartphone and tablet platform, this is essentially something AMD will use against INTEL’s laptop processors.

More E-series APUs for power-conscious users are also said to be on the cards, and AMD itself should be making these plans official at Computex in Taipei come early June. It’s a bit of a wait, but we’ve got a feeling it’ll be worth it. It’s been a long wait now AMD.




[X-bit Labs via DigiTimes]

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