CES: As processor recedes from view, AMD stands to benefit | ZDNet

More on the Fusion chips from AMD. AMD sees more compute power in these processors than anything available so far. Even after adding a significant amount of salt, the performance of the APUs ( accelerated processing units) has to be something to watch for. AMD chips have always been cheaper than Intel's. Add to that the phenomenon where a consumer is not bothered with a "Intel inside" or any such emphasis on specific. They are now more interested in a total experience a device like iPhone or iPad brings you. It is here that these multi-core ,x86 and Direct X 11 capable CPU's will score.

What such product package will be able to offer to the consumer are improved HD video playback, really long battery life along with heavy application processing power. AMD already has design wins from Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba. Tablets and embedded designs should be coming along by late Q1 this year.

Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba.The APUs cover desktops, notebooks, netbooks and tablets across all price points.


CES: As processor recedes from view, AMD stands to benefit