14 DAY TRIAL // AMD technically introduced the Richland Elite A-Series accelerated processing units back on May 23, but that was more of a general intro for the entire APU line, including the Kabini and Temash chips.
Now, the Sunnyvale, California-based company has formally released the Richland desktop APU series, composed of the A10-6800K, A10-6700, A8-6800 and A8-6500.
All four are quad-core models with Turbo Core dynamic overclocking technology and 4 MB of L2 cache memory.
Obviously, A10-6800K is the strongest. It runs at 4.1/4.4 GHz, has the Radeon HD 8670D GPU (384 Stream Processors, 844 MHz speed), a memory controller for DDR3-2133, and a price of $142 / €108 – 142. The TDP is 100W.
A10-6700 is, curiously, priced at the same sum. It is a 3.7/4.3 GHz chip with the same GPU, but a TDP of 65W and a memory controller with DDR3-1866.
The third APU, A8-6800, runs at 3.9/4.2 GHz and has a DDR3-1866 memory controller, a TDP of 100W and a price of $112 / €85-112. The Radeon HD 8570D graphics chip is a 256-core model with 844 MHz speed.
As for the A6-6500, it is a 65W APU with the same HD 8570D graphics, 3.6/4.1 GHz speed, DDR3-1866 memory support, and again $112 / €85-112 price.
"The new AMD A-Series APU is ideal for desktop PC builders and mainstream gamers wanting outstanding performance for their money, and today AMD delivers an excellent new follow-on to the recently announced mobile lineup," said Bernd Lienhard, corporate vice president and general manager, client products division at AMD.
"The combination of high-performance, third-generation desktop APUs with our existing portfolio of low-power, mobile APUs gives us our strongest-ever lineup of products for our customers and our technology partners."
The new AMD APUs are compatible with FM2+ motherboards, as well as A85X, A75 and A55 platforms.
