Computex is always a great yearly event to look forward to as hardware manufacturers come out with new stuffs to get you excited for the year ahead. At the recent Taiwan Computex 2011, AMD launched its 9-series chipset lineup that allows PC manufacturers to build next generation high performance desktop platforms. Additionally, as the tablet market is growing rapidly, the company also unveiled its 2011 HD Tablet Platform that is based on the AMD Z-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) that brings exciting entertainment features like a vivid media display and content creation capabilities to Microsoft Windows-based tablets.
“As consumer appetites for more compelling, lifelike visual experiences increase, there is a greater need for high performance, smooth, vibrant graphics as well as unparalleled computing power. From tablets to desktops, AMD is making powerful computing accessible to everyone.” – John Taylor, Product Marketing Director, AMD.
While the AMD 9-series chipset is the foundation for unlocking the highest-octane AMD desktop experience, providing an immersive HD entertainment and gaming experiences, extreme multitasking, tweaking, and overclocking, it is the first to support the AMD AM3+ socket processors (while being backward-compatible with the AM3 socket), enabling blazing fast performance. Additionally, they support clock rate management through AMD OverDrive Software. Other features includes up to 6 SATA 3.0 6Gbps hard drive interface ports, Gigabit Ethernet, HyperTransport 3.0 technology, and PCI Express Generation 2.0. The 9-series line of chipsets will be available on manufactures including Asus, Biostar, Foxconn Technology, Gigabyte Technology, Jetway and MSI.
There’s no denying that the tablet market is growing rapidly. With the availability of tablet devices from various manufacturers, Gartner research shows that by 2014, the tablet market is expected to exceed USD$200 million. The new AMD 2011 HD Tablet Platform will offer support for HTML 5, Adobe Flash 10.2 and external monitors, enabling crisp graphics for entertainments such as gaming, streaming of videos. All play and no work is not good either, it will also offer enterprise-level security, allowing IT policy makers to offer the convenience of tablets to an increasingly mobile workforce.
Hit the break for more information and pictures.
VISION Technology from AMD
VISION Technology aligns closely to the evolving PC purchasing process by minimizing the use of technical jargon and specifications to help consumers choose the best PC for their needs. To ensure customer clarity on offerings when choosing the right PC, AMD has moved to a new numbered tier system. Notebooks and desktops powered by the latest AMD Fusion APUs align with the following experiences:
. VISION A8 Series PCs will enable Brilliant HD Performance, for consumers who want extreme multi-tasking, online gaming and video editing.
. VISION A6 Series PCs will enable Brilliant HD Entertainment, great for advanced multi-tasking, photo editing and HD video playback.
. VISION A4 Series PCs will enable Brilliant HD Every day, perfect for Web browsing, basic multi-tasking and staying in touch with family and friends.
. VISION E2 Series PCs will enable Smart HD with smooth 1080p HD video playback with the AMD Video Accelerator.
. AMD HD Internet Series will enable vivid, on-the-go computing experiences on mobile devices like ultrathin and netbooks.
AMD also introduced a new identity for VISION to align with the new tiers. This new identity specifies graphics and core features of notebooks and desktops based on the AMD Fusion Family of APUs for consumers seeking more technical specifications.
Article From: Lowyat
No comments:
Post a Comment