Semiconductor manufacturer has launched a new graphics processor
targeted at application that run on small form factor PCs or work in
harsh environments and mission critical applications. The AMD Embedded
Radeon E8860 GPU, codenamed Adelaar, is designed to advance the visual
and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. The
graphics processor will be available via leading board manufacturers and
solution providers in the first quarter of this year.
The E8860 is
based on AMD's Graphics Core Next architecture, which powers its desktop
and mobile gaming GPUs. The GPU and 2GB of GDDR5 video RAM are combined
on the same chip package, which improves latency and performance
figures. Up to six monitors can be connected using the DisplayPort
connection standard.
AMD claims that performance is more than
double that of its predecessor, without any increase in thermal
dissipation. The E8860 could see use in a variety of industries handling
workloads such as terrain and weather mapping, facial and gesture
recognition and biometric and DNA analysis. The GPU is not intended for
consumer desktop PCs and laptops, but could find its way into some OEM
designs.
"With more than double the performance in the same power
envelope as its predecessor, the AMD E8860 GPU delivers 3D and 4K
graphics to embedded gaming machines, digital signage, medical imaging,
commercial aerospace, conventional military, and other embedded
applications," it said in a release. Designed in multi-chip module
packaging, the AMD E8860 GPU comes with an industry leading seven-year
supply guarantee and will be available as an add-in-board with either
mobile PCI Express module (MXM) or PCI Express interface, it added.
"Demand
for rich, vibrant graphics and enhanced parallel compute capabilities
in embedded systems is greater than ever before and is expected to
continue to grow as we enter the Surround Computing era," AMD Corporate
VP and General Manager (Embedded Solutions) Scott Aylor said. Legacy
graphics no longer meet the needs of embedded solutions for today and
tomorrow, he added. "With unprecedented performance-per-watt, the AMD
E8860 GPU addresses the need to drive multi-displays, 3D and 4K content
and GPGPU compute across small form factors, harsh environments and
mission critical applications," Aylor said.
The firm said AMD
E8860-based solutions for digital signage, conventional military,
commercial aerospace, medical imaging and embedded gaming machines will
be available from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, Quixant, SAPPHIRE,
Tech Source, TUL, WOLF Industrial Systems, and other leading board
manufacturers and solution providers beginning in Q1 2014.
Written with inputs from PTI
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