AMD has recently launched a new set of chip product, the AMD Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APU), which can be called as Llano chips. The new chip combines up to four x86 CPU cores with 'discrete-level graphics.' This is basically a combination of combine a traditional CPU and discrete-level GPU. The APUs are now available as A4, A6 and A8 series. The new A-series processor is likely to compete with Intel's Sandy Bridge platform with various new features. Llano comes with 10.5 hours battery life. Llano will be available in more than 150 notebooks and desktops with the price rate between 22, 500 and 36,000 ($500 and $800).
It offers features like gestural interfaces, multi-monitor support, three-dimensional entertainment and image stabilization. Some other feature includes HDMI 1.4a, Display Port 1.1, and USB 3.0, as well as 3D gaming and 3D Blu-ray playback. Moreover it offers up to 400 gigaflops of performance for notebooks, and 500 gigaflops for desktops.
HP has already rolled out 11 new consumer and business notebooks that offers the new AMD A series. The other companies like Lenovo, Acer and Dell are also planning to use the Llano chip in their systems.
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