Advanced Micro Devices has said that it remains ahead of schedule with its Fusion chips - or APUs (accelerated processing unit) as it likes to call them. The low-power “Ontario” SoC (System-on-Chip), aimed at netbooks and low-end notebooks, will be the first Fusion chip on the market when it makes its debut during the fourth quarter.
AMD has, in fact, pushed in Ontario’s launch, which was previously scheduled for next year, citing accelerated development owing to great interest from consumers. However, the company plans to steer clear of the burgeoning tablet market for now, restricting Ontario to netbooks and low-end notebooks.
Ontario will combine two CPU cores and a DirectX 11-capable GPU core on a single piece of silicon to offer “90% of today’s mainstream performance in less than half of die area.”
But AMD’ release plans for Llano, a much more powerful Fusion chip aimed at notebooks and desktops, remain unchanged. It will begin shipping the more mainstream APU sometime next year.
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