14 DAY TRIAL // Internet Explorer 9 is a part of the demonstrations that AMD uses in order to showcase the power of their new AMD Fusion CPU/GPU combo. With AMD Fusion, the chip maker has blended together the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit on a single die, calling the result an Accelerated Processing Unit (APU).
Microsoft already revealed that its own technologies such as Windows 7, DirectX 11 and IE9 have been readied for AMD Fusion APUs, and Ryan Gavin, senior director of Internet Explorer, sat down with John Taylor, Director of Client Product Marketing for AMD to discuss the advantages of matching an accelerated browser and processing unit.
Make sure to watch the video embedded below in order to get a sense of what AMD Fusion means for IE9.
“Increasingly web applications today are becoming more interactive, graphically rich and video intensive.
“Most browsers today don’t take advantage of the modern hardware that comes in today’s PCs like multicore central processing units (CPU) or graphic processor units (GPU).
“Internet Explorer 9 uses the full power of the PC to deliver hardware accelerated video, text and graphics to bring you web experiences that are richer and more immersive,” Gavin added.
Participants at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week will be able to try out new PCs and additional form factors powered by AMD Fusion APUs.
According to the software giant, some of the machines will feature an IE9 demonstration designed to leverage a set of rich web-based applications.
“In efforts complimentary to our approach in the browser, AMD’s Fusion chip integrates the CPU and GPU into a single chip that they call an accelerated processor unit or APU.
“By combining the two, AMD is able to deliver better performance for things like video and graphics on the web, in addition to decreased power consumption resulting in longer battery life,” Gavin added.