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AMD Demos Llano Fusion APU, Radeon 6800 Series

Posted by timothy on from the onward-ever-onward dept.

MojoKid writes "At a press event for the impending launch of AMD's new Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 series graphics cards, the company took the opportunity to provide an early look at the first, fully functional samples of their upcoming 'Llano' processor, or APU (Applications Processer Unit). For those unfamiliar with Llano, it's 32nm 'Fusion' product that integrates CPU, GPU, and Northbridge functions on a single die. The chip is a low-power derivative of the company's current Phenom II architecture fused with a GPU that will target a wide range of operating environments at speeds of 3GHz or higher. Test systems showed the integrated GPU had no trouble running Alien vs. Predator at a moderate resolution with DirectX 11 features enabled. In terms of the Radeon 6800 series, board shots have been unveiled today, as well as scenes from AMD's upcoming tech demo, Mecha Warrior, showcasing the new graphics technology and advanced effects from the open source Bullet Physics library."

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  1. Deceiving naming... by TheKidWho · · Score: 4, Informative

    The 6870 actually has less performance than the 5870... Same goes for the 6850/5850... I don't really understand why they named them the way they did... Either way, a 6970 is supposed to be released in the near future to surpass the GTX480/5870.

    1. Re:Deceiving naming... by hairyfeet · · Score: 2, Informative

      The third digit is key in the same series, whereas the second tell you which series, higher is better on BOTH the second and third numbers when comparing cards. For example a 4670 is better than a 4650, but a 4870 beats both. The only time that isn't true is if the last digit is a 3, which equals bargain basement, for example a 4630.Basically the easy way to remember is 3 is low, 5 is low mid, 6 is mid, 7 is high mid, and 8 and 9 are high. That goes for the second AND the third digit.

      As for liquid cooling you might want to check out this which a gamer friend turned me on to. he said it took less than 30 minutes to install, and dropped his temp by a good 20 degrees under load, and idle it is often room temp. Hell a decent air cooler will cost you more than that, and if you are gonna crack the case open anyway, why not?

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    2. Re:Deceiving naming... by tibman · · Score: 2, Informative

      Is this your mobo and that green spot (F_AUDIO) on the left by the audio jacks is where you need to plug in? http://www.orangeit.com.au/catalog/images/prodimg/img1338.jpg

      I don't remember where mine went and can't check until later tonight.. but i think mine was bottom left. Is it possible the cable is wrapped around something behind the other sidepanel? I don't know if anyone sells an extension cord for those, but i found some stuff that may work for you.

      http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8535
      and this to create a male end: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=117

      Even though that cable is out of stock, it looks like other suppliers are selling it as well. Or i could make you one this weekend if you're not in a rush? I can test it on my computer to make sure it will work and put it up on ebay for 3$.

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  2. Re:Typo in summary, by Rod+Beauvex · · Score: 3, Informative

    For what reasons? Other than being a pedantic hairsplitting douche that doesn't seem to want to accept that ATI is owned by AMD.

  3. Re:Typo in summary, by mabinogi · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, AMD makes Radeon and has done for years.

    They've _branded_ them ATI since the buyout, but even that has changed now and future parts (which is what these are) will be AMD branded.

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  4. Re:Typo in summary, by FireXtol · · Score: 1, Informative

    ATI is dead.[1] 1. Google: amd retire ati brand

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  5. Re:"Alien vs. Predator" Movie or Video Game? by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 3, Informative

    Without any fan? No probably not. It is a desktop processor. This isn't an ultra low power component, it isn't an Atom. The idea AMD is going for here, and I think there's some merit to it, is a low range desktop type of system. People who want something cheap, but still want to play games. Intel's integrated chips don't work that well for that (though they've improved) so this is to try and fill the market.

    If you want 1080p with no fan, just get a Blu-ray player. There's plenty of them that'll play media off the network and Internet (LG has good ones). But don't bitch that some people might want a computer that can play a game a little better than Nethack.

  6. The article got it wrong by Suiggy · · Score: 5, Informative

    APU doesn't standard for Applications Processing Unit, it's an acronym for Accelerated Processing Unit.

    http://sites.amd.com/us/fusion/apu/Pages/apu.aspx

    "The GPU, with its massively parallel computing architecture, is increasingly being leveraged by applications to assist in these tasks. AMD software partners today are taking advantage of the GPU to deliver better experiences to across an ever-wider set of content, paving the way to breakthrough experiences with the upcoming AMD Fusion Family of Accelerated Processing Units (APU)."