AMD notebook platform

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The notebook platform from AMD was in response to Intel's Centrino presented. In contrast to Centrino, AMD's variant only specifies the processor and chipset . The WLAN chip, on the other hand, is left to the OEMs ; it only has to meet a few technical properties.

history

AMD provided the answer to the Pentium M in the form of the AMD Mobile Sempron and the AMD Mobile Athlon 64 in 2003. The first real notebook processor called the AMD Turion 64 followed in 2005 . However, you could not offer a complete platform like Intel with the Centrino platform. Instead, they relied on other manufacturers, such as ATI and nVidia in the field of chipsets , IGPs and graphics cards, and thus offered a product that competed with the Centrino platform. Only with the purchase of ATI was it possible to offer a complete platform from a single source. The first complete platform was introduced in 2008 under the code name "Puma". In contrast to Intel, however, AMD does not offer any W-LAN modules, but continues to rely on other manufacturers. But they also have discrete graphics chips on offer. Chipsets and graphics cards from the competition can still be combined with AMD's notebook processors.

1st generation (Puma)

The first complete and currently current generation was presented in 2008 under the code name Puma and consists of the components listed below. However, not all functions have to be integrated in one system:

• Processors for socket S1 :
  • AMD Sempron
  • AMD Athlon X2
  • AMD Turion X2 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra
• Chipset:
  • M770 (without IGP )
  • M780G (with Radeon HD 3200)
  • M780V (with Radeon HD 3100)
• Graphic card:
  • above IGPs
  • Graphics cards from nvidia or AMD / ATI
• WLAN module with support for IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n Wi-Fi

Puma also has the following functions:

• DDR2-800 support.
• Chipsets with IGP (M780 series)
  • ATI Hybrid Graphics
    • Hybrid CrossFire
    • PowerXpress
  • Support for hybrid hard drives (normal hard drives with integrated flash memory, which is supposed to improve access speed)
  • HyperFlash for ReadyBoost
  • Support for HDMI and possibly DisplayPort , HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
• Support for ATi XGP
• TPM support

future

The second generation is said to have the name Shrike and will be presented in 2009. Special innovations will be the support of DDR-3 and the use of a new processor design called Swift , which will be based on the Fusion project.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article at computerbase.de
2. ↑ Details on the processors at computerbase.de
3. ↑ Description of the Turion 64 X2 Ultra on computerbase.de
4. ↑ Future on computerbase.de.

Web links

• Puma at amd.de