APUs and CPUs

Embedded Technology INSIDER

AMD (Sunnyvale, CA) has announced the 2nd generation AMD Embedded R-series accelerated processing unit (APU) and CPU family (previously codenamed "Bald Eagle") for embedded applications. The 2nd generation AMD R-series APU and CPU solutions are designed for mid- to high-end visual and parallel compute- intensive embedded applications with support for Linux, RTOS and Windows operating systems. The new solutions range from 2.2–3.6 GHz CPU frequency with max boost, based on AMD’s latest CPU architecture (codenamed: "Steamroller") and 533–686 MHz GPU frequency based on AMD's latest Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture, designed to advance the visual growth and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications.