In: News, Notebook Platforms, Processors, Small Laptops, Ultrabooks
By Danijel Zivkovic
AMD Trinity Ultra-Thin Laptop (by Hot Hardware)
After watching Hot Hardware’s video of the upcoming AMD “Trinity” A-series Fusion Accelerated Processing Units in action, we concluded that these chips will be used in AMD-based laptops which will compete with Intel Ultrabooks.
So, our previous report on AMD Deccan-based Ultrabook competitors is apparently incorrect, and the word on the street is that Deccan will be delayed or even canceled.
When it comes to the Trinity A-series 32-nanometer APUs, an AMD representative said in the video that these processors are mainstream APUs for notebook- and desktop-class solutions, but later in the same interview said that they fit in “very ultra-thin” designs.
AMD showcased capabilities of a quad-core Trinity APU with 2nd gen DirectX 11 Radeon HD 7000-series graphics, built into a laptop. The processor with a 17W power consumption was capable to simultaneously run a 3D game, convert a video file, and play another video. By the way, 17W is the same TDP like on the upcoming Intel Ivy-Bridge 22nm U-series processors for Ultrabooks.
Besides with good performance, AMD will compete against Intel in the ultra-thin/Ultrabook laptop market in 2012 with pricing. The Trinity-based ultra-thin laptops will start at $500, whereas Ultrabooks are expected to retail for $700 and up in 2012.
AMD hasn’t disclosed availability date for the Trinity chips and said that more details on the new products will be unveiled in February.
