AMD readies Ultrabook competitor
In presentations at CES 2012, AMD has been showcasing laptops based on its upcoming processor, Trinity.
AMD is hoping that Trinity will power a new wave of thin, powerful, portable notebooks capable of taking on Intel powered Ultrabooks, and has creatively named the new devices “Ultrathins”.
AMD wants Ultrathins to retail for as little as $500 (R4,028.50), substantially undercutting Intel’s offerings which begin at an $800 (R6,445.58) price point. Intel hopes to reduce the starting price point to $700 (R5,639.88) by the end of 2012.
The Trinity chip will comprise of a CPU and a GPU. The CPU will be based on a second generation Bulldozer core, codenamed piledriver; while the GPU will be based on AMD’s Southern Islands architecture, which debuted in the Radeon HD7970 in late 2011.
There will be two lines of Trinity chips. One will be a low power chip with a 17w TDP for Ultrathins, and a high power 35w TDP for standard laptops.
AMD did not reveal a release date for the Trinity chips.
Read the full story at: Ars Technica.
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