AMD Trinity mobile processors launched
CEO says new chips are "fundamentally awesome"
As well as the normal mobile processors described above, AMD also launched a pair of low-voltage Trinity chips. These have reduced TDP figures of 25W for the high-end A10-4655M and 17W for the dual-core A6-4455M, down from 35W for the normal chips.
Trinity ultra-low-voltage processor specs – click to enlarge
AMD is planning to use these processors to power a new range of ultra-slim laptops, to compete with Intel’s Ultrabook range (and Apple’s MacBook Air). These will be known as Ultra Thin laptops, and a Samsung model was available at the Trinity launch. Full specifications weren’t available, but it was powered by an A10-4600M, was as slim and light as the Intel Ultrabooks we’ve seen and had no problems running Modern Warfare 3 smoothly.
It’s a Samsung Ultrabook – no, wait! It’s an Ultra Thin!
Confirmation – it’s powered by AMD
No problems with Modern Warfare 3 at 1,366 x 768 and reasonable detail levels
AMD states that laptops based on Trinity processors will be available from the time of today’s launch, so they should hit the shops at around the same time as models based on Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processor range. Judging by what we’ve seen, it’s going to be quite a fight.