14 DAY TRIAL // For quite a while now, the Internet has been swarming with talk of AMD's Fusion APUs, and it seems that the chip has finally been caught on video, apparently proving to be quite superior to Core i5 models in multiple tests.
As end-users no doubt know, the Fusion technology from AMD will be the one that will spawn the next batch of processors, called APUs, short for accelerated processing units.
Last week, AMD said it would be demonstrating the Zacate APU around the same time as the Intel Developer Forum would take place.
Now, the company has apparently kept its word, at least if a video made by Netbook news is anything to go by.
For those interested in a reminder on the specification, the Zacate is an x86 processor with two Bobcat cores and with the DDR3 memory controller integrated into the same package.
Also, the APU is based on the 32nm manufacturing process technology, which both enables a higher performance level, as well as a higher energy efficiency.
This energy efficiency is what let the part reach a TDP (thermal design power) of up to only 18W, and this should definitely prove most useful for mobile products.
The APU also features an integrated DirectX 11-capable graphics solution which appears to be making its effects felt quite visibly.
Netbook News shows in its video that the chip proved quite superior to the Core i5 processor it was pitted against, in multiple tests.
One of them was an Internet Explorer 9 benchmark, while another one had the new CPU/GPU hybrid running the City of Heroes MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game).
Once it ends up inside mainstream and value PCs, the Zacate should be able to handle even Full HD media streaming and other online games, at high detail settings.