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AMD Sabine Platform Will Support DirectX 11
As reported by Expreview, AMD is working on a notebook platform with DirectX 11 compliant integrated GPU. The integrated GPU will be part of the APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), a new design approach where the CPU package holds both the CPU and the northbridge in a multichip module. The AMD APU, codenamed Llano, will be part of the Sabine mobile platform together with the SB9xxM series southbridge. More »
Intel Core i5
Intel is about to launch Lynnfield, a processor based on Nehalem, in Q3 2009. Lynnfield has integrated with memory controller and 8MB L3 cache, supporting technologies such as Turbo Boost. It doesn’t utilize QPI (Core i7 Bloomfield utilize it instead) and only supports dual channel DDR3 memory. Lynnfield features mature DMI (Direct Media Interface) and uses LGA1160 (updated to LGA1156 later) socket, while Core i7 used LGA1366. More »
Amd Launch Schedule for 2009
Amd is goingo to launch an entry level IGP chipset in January 2009, the AMD 760G, based on the RS780 architecture. The chipset, that is expected to replace Amd 740G, will support DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, but will not support Unified Video Decoder and Hybrid CrossFireX technologies nor HDMI and Display Port connections. More »
