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AMD plans a dual-core Fusion

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"Ontario" DirectX 11 APU


ATI, or
at least its good part based in Markham, Ontario, has come short in surprising us with it's next Fusion plans for 2011. This will be the year that we see a dual-core GPU that sits inside and integrated into a CPU, codenamed "Ontario."

This native CPU/GPU combo approach is planned in either dual-core or quad-core specifications as a product named Llano that aims at the mainstream notebook market. For the emerging market, AMD plans Ontario, a dual core CPU with a DirectX 11 APU. An APU is not a Simpson character, it’s rather a term that stands for Accelerated Processing Unit.
The Ontario CPU itself will support DDR3 memory including DDR3L 1.35v and it should come in FT1 BGA packaging. AMD plans to match Ontario with the Hudson M1 chipset. In perspective, all of this will be part of the Brazos platform, which is probably named after some kind of river.

All in all, 2010 will be a tough year for AMD, but as soon as they roll out Llano and Ontario integrated GPU/CPU combo, they should at least get some decent fighting chances. The bad side of the story is that both APU processors should come a year later. Additionally, 2011 will also bring some more integrated Intel products as Intel won’t give in without a fight.
Last modified on 15 September 2009
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