14 DAY TRIAL // Advanced Micro Devices has announced that, next week, around the same time as when IDF is scheduled to take place, it will offer a preview of one of its upcoming Fusion APUs, the Zacate, a chip intended for value and mainstream PCs.
The Fusion architecture is AMD's technology which places a CPU and a graphics solution on the same die.
The Llano and Ontario chips have been under the watchful eye of the media for months now, and the Zacate has also recently begun to get a significant bit of attention.
This chip will be a dual-core processor with on-die video capabilities on par with today's discrete GPUs, according to its maker's press release.
Apparently, AMD will be previewing this next-generation part during the same time as when the Intel Developer Forum is set to take place, between September 13 and 15.
The Zacate is a chip intended to be used in mainstream and value PCs, desktops and laptops alike, and has a TDP (thermal design power) of 18W.
One thing it will be capable of is accelerated Internet browsing, its maker even planning on showing off this performance in future GPU-enabled web browsing.
The hardware will also handle online streaming in Full HD quality, as well as online gaming at high detail settings.
A special mention should be given to the fact that the on-die graphics fully support the DirectX 11 technology and that the performance, overall, should be comparable to that of some of today's high-end PCs, despite being a product aimed at the mainstream.
“Next week [...], AMD will unveil the first North America public demonstrations of its AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) codenamed 'Zacate,' a new dual-core, 18-watt TDP processor containing discrete-level graphics capabilities on die and designed to dramatically improve the user's PC experience,” states the press release.