The ability to configure multi-GPU graphics is the real deal for AMD's latest A-series APUs. Obviously, you'll find most implementations using an asymmetrical setup but CrossFireX will work nonetheless. The APU's GPU is built with the ability to pair with another Radeon discrete GPU in a CrossFireX configuration to give greater speed improvements to gaming. Intel's effort to capture the integrated graphics market with Sandy Bridge may change when OEMs start shipping notebook models equipped with AMD's latest A-series APUs.įor notebooks that need the extra bump in graphics performance, AMD's latest A-series APUs will offer manufacturers the option to implement AMD's CrossFireX technology in the notebook. This presents users with a very affordable gaming notebook, an area that Intel is currently gaining much traction with their 2nd generation Core processors. With a Radeon class GPU built into the same CPU die, one can expect very decent graphics performance right off the APU. However, when it comes to graphics, the A-series APU does look promising from the start. One must understand that the APUs are designed for graphics and media and it may not necessarily excel in general purpose computing workloads. This may help improve the performance of its individual cores, but it probably would not be comparable to their desktop CPUs. Instead, AMD increased the L2 cache size of its individual cores to 1MB each. However, if you compared the CPU subsystem with its current Phenom range of processors, you'll find that it's missing the large 元 cache which is part of Phenom's balanced cache architecture that helps shorten access time to highly accessed data. But this doesn't mean that its CPU is crippled since their latest 32nm process technology does give them the opportunity to integrate more transistors. According to AMD, as much as 50% of the die space have been allocated to the GPU, leaving the rest for the CPU and other subsystems. As such, a lot of the processor's transistor budget went into building the GPU. The new A-series APUs are designed to enhance integrated graphics performance as well as media related acceleration. CrossFireX in the Notebook CrossFireX in the Notebook
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