"Following the tremendous reception from customers to the launch of our 2013 Elite Mobility APUs, we are excited to strengthen our portfolio with the addition of the A4-1350," said Bernd Lienhard, corporate vice president, AMD Client Business Unit. "With quad-core performance, AMD Radeon™ HD graphics and long battery life, the A4-1350 is an ideal solution for new form factors like hybrid and convertible PCs."
Delivering high-quality HD media and gaming experiences in small-screen touch and emerging form factors elevates AMD Elite Mobility APUs to a class of their own. Available in dual- and quad-core configurations, the series combines "Jaguar" x86 central processing unit (CPU) cores with Graphics Core Next AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series graphics. Key performance metrics for the AMD Elite Mobility family include:
- Up to 172 percent more CPU performance-per-watt and up to 212 percent better graphics performance-per-watt than the previous generation(2,3);
- Up to 12 hours of resting battery life(4);
- Up to 45 percent longer battery life and nearly five times more GPU performance than the competition(5, 6).
Elite User Experiences from AMD
In addition to its unique performance capabilities, the AMD A4-1350 APU is expressly designed to not only support media- and graphics-intensive workloads, but also a range of connectivity and user interface options that enhance the PC experience, including:
- AMD Radeon™ Graphics with DirectX® 11.1 support -- Enjoy discrete-level performance for crisp & sharp photos, movies and games.
- AMD Dock Port -- Use up to four external monitors and sync to other devices through a single connection.
- AMD AllDay™ Power -- Stay unplugged with long battery life.
- AMD Start Now technology(7)-- Boot up or resume from hibernate in seconds.
Availability and Technical Details
The AMD A4-1350 APU is expected to begin shipping to customers in October 2013 for use in small-screen touch notebooks, tablets, and hybrids 13-inches and below. Technical details for this new processor are as follows:
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APU Radeon™ CPU CPU Clock Radeon™ GPU Clock L2
Model Brand TDP Cores (Max/Base) Cores (Max/Base) Cache Max DDR3
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A4-1350 HD 8210 8W 4 1.0 GHz 128 300MHz 4MB DDR3-1066
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Along with 2013 Elite Mobility APUs, two other families complete the 2013 AMD Mobility APU line-up:
- The 2013 AMD Mainstream APU (codenamed "Kabini") -- the first and only quad-core x86 SoC solution for entry-level and small screen touch notebooks;
- Low power and standard watt versions of the 2013 AMD Elite Performance APU (formerly codenamed "Richland") -- offer the best graphics and compute in a performance APU for premium ultrathin, traditional and performance notebooks.
Supporting Resources
- Visit the 2013 AMD Mobility APU landing page for videos, photos and more.
- Find out why AMD is positioned to win in the new era of computing.
- See AMD Elite Mobility APUs in action.
- Find more product information at AMD.com.
- Follow all news from AMD on Twitter @AMD.
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1. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs on optimized AMD reference systems. PC manufacturers may vary configuration yielding different results. Power consumption estimates are based off measured wattages of the AMD A6-1450 with AMD Turbo Core disabled, which is architecturally equivalent to the A4-1350 and should yield equivalent results. System test results for the A6-1450 (with AMD Turbo Core disabled) are 1.1W for Wi-Fi web browsing, 1.6W for MobileMark 2012, 2.3W for 1080p video playback (H.264), 2.8W for streaming YouTube 1080p playback, and 3.0W for 3Dmark11 Performance. AMD "Larne" reference platform system with the AMD A6-1450 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon™ HD 8250 Graphics, 2x2GB of DDR3-1600MHz RAM, 128G SSD, Broadcom wireless adapter, video driver 12.101.0.0 and Windows 8 build 9200. This restricted setting emulates the power consumption of the A4-1350.
2. Test conducted in AMD Labs measuring performance per watt based on system level performance with PCMark 7. Scores were divided by the platform's TDP wattage where the AMD C-70 APU is 9W and the AMD A4-1200 APU is 4W, to produce a performance-per-watt (ppw) value. The A4-1200 APU scored 1029 on PCMark 7 for a ppw of 257 while the C-70 APU scored 850 on PCMark 7 for a ppw of 94 ppw. The systems tested are the AMD "Larne" reference platform with a configuration including the A4-1200 APU with Radeon™ HD 8180 graphics, 4GB DDR3-1066 system memory and the "Inagua" reference platform with the AMD C-70 APU with Radeon HD 7310 graphics, 2x 2GB DDR3-1066 system memory. Both systems were running Microsoft Windows 8. AMD tests are performed on optimized AMD reference systems. PC manufacturers may vary their configuration yielding different results. TEM-27
3. Test conducted in AMD Labs measuring performance per watt based on visual performance with 3DMark 11 - Performance (1280x1024). Scores were divided by the platform's TDP wattage where the AMD C-70 APU is 9W and the AMD A4-1200 APU is 4W, to produce a performance-per-watt (ppw) value. The A4-1200 APU scored 297 on 3DMark 11 for a ppw of 74.25 while the C-70 APU scored 214 on 3DMark 11 for a ppw of 23.78 ppw. The systems tested are the AMD "Larne" reference platform with a configuration including the A4-1200 APU with Radeon™ HD 8180 graphics, 4GB DDR3-1066 system memory and the "Inagua" reference platform with the AMD C-70 APU with Radeon HD 7310 graphics, 2x 2GB DDR3-1066 system memory. Both systems were running Microsoft Windows 8. AMD tests are performed on optimized AMD reference systems. PC manufacturers may vary their configuration yielding different results. TEM-25
