Jon Peddie offers a quick summary of why Bristol Ridge is worthy of your consideration. AMD is rolling out its seventh-generation APU code-named Bristol Ridge. (APU means Accelerated Processing Unit; it’s AMD’s way to combine CPU and GPU in one chip.) It’s bigger, faster, uses less power, and has found homes in Acer, HP, Lenovo notebooks, and in Microsoft’s preferred PC … [Read more...] about AMD powering new generation of laptops
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AMD targets the mother of all niche markets
Commercial PC sales are staging a comeback in 2014; AMD wants to make sure they get in on the action. By Randall S. Newton Until the rise of smartphones and tablets, the commercial PC business drove the computer industry. Innovations such as solid-state storage and CPUs that are more powerful were introduced into PCs for enterprise customers first, then small businesses, … [Read more...] about AMD targets the mother of all niche markets
AMD’s new Kaveri APU changes the rules
AMD reaches an important milestone with Kaveri, its strongest integrated processor to date. AMD's APUs are being designed for the next generation of computing: people want to use lightweight machines and tablets for bigger tasks. You can tell AMD feels like they’ve accomplished much of what they set out to do in 2013 as the company has enjoyed several big launches on a … [Read more...] about AMD’s new Kaveri APU changes the rules
First quarter graphics chips shipments decline
AMD takes a sliver of market share from Nvidia and Intel. Shipments of graphics chips slipped slightly in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest market research report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Total shipments were down 0.8% sequentially and down 3.4% from the first quarter of 2011. Despite the total decline, AMD gained a sliver of market share against rivals … [Read more...] about First quarter graphics chips shipments decline
AMD’s amazing A to Z APU accomplishments
The last five years have been an incredible roller coaster ride for AMD, the largest rival to Intel in the personal computer CPU marketplace. Jon Peddie takes a close look at both the company and their new Accelerated Processor Units. By Jon Peddie AMD has launched the latest in their alphabet soup of Fusion processors which they call APUs—accelerated processor units. AMD’s … [Read more...] about AMD’s amazing A to Z APU accomplishments