AMD – Fusion is the future
No one can deny the fact that Intel has dominated the market with their latest series of CPUs, they have literally left AMD in the dust(go here for benchmarks). I remember at LAN games or online chats with friends, someone just had to mention AMD or Intel and it would spark an entire debate into which one you should buy or which chip will give me the best performance; since then the support for AMD has dropped significantly. I am hoping this article will change that and spark new debate.
AMD purchased ATI in the past, since then has been producing CPUs(under the AMD brand) and graphics cards (under the ATI Radeon brand). A recent announcement by AMD includes that of dropping the ATI Radeon name, from hence forth all CPU’s and Graphics cards manufactred by AMD will be branded as such.
This is very interesting to me as it seems that AMD has got some wind in its sails again and is preparing to tackle the leader, Intel. Intel has always branded their CPUs and Graphics cards under their brand giving them a somewhat broader footing in the minds of the consumer, maybe AMD is looking to do the same. A more important announcement is one which AMD claims will change computing forever they are calling it Fusion.
“AMD Fusion is a new approach to processor design and software development, delivering powerful CPU and GPU capabilities for HD, 3D and data-intensive workloads in a single-die processor called an APU”. If you think about it, it makes the most sense to build the two together. The reasoning behind it is that the computing environment we all work in today is vastly different from what it has been. Customers and Developers expect far more from their computing experience then they ever have in the past. I am not only talking about gaming here but rather a need for desktop applications to set themselves apart from others in a visual way. APUs not only have a place in personal computing (Notebooks and Desktops) but what about APUs in mobile devices PDAs etc. Imagine what that Apple iPhone or BlackBerry would be capable of with an APU from AMD.
I personally cannot wait for AMD to break free from Intel’s shadow and it seems to me they making all the right moves!
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→ Barry said on: May 16, 2011 at 9:20 pm
When will one be able to buy a G Series CPU in SA?