AMD FirePro™ A300 Series Accelerated Processor

Big Things Come in Small Packages. Introducing the AMD FirePro A300 Series APU.

Overview

Design professionals require tools that enable productivity and flexibility in their workflow. AMD FirePro™ A300 series Accelerated Processing Units (or “APU”s) enable workstation integrators and end users an exciting new computing platform on which to build powerful, certified workstation configurations that deliver unbeaten value for many entry and mainstream CAD and content creation workflows.

As the primary processing technology used to power a range of revolutionary new professional workstations, AMD FirePro™ A300 Series APUs combine CPU and GPU functionality on a single chip to provide a perfect blend workstation-class performance and application-certified compatibility required to help keep design professionals productive in their work.

Highlights

Integrated AMD FirePro™-class workstastion graphics performance and technology leadership
Balanced blend of GPU and CPU performance for a range of professional design workloads
ISV-certified for maximum stability and reliability with many professional design applications
Unbeaten entry-level, workstation-class user experience
class-leading performance and value for design professionals¹

Other highlights include:

AMD Turbo Core Technology dynamically boosts both CPU and GPU performance on-demand
Massively parallel GPU processing architecture featuring 384 next-gen AMD FirePro GPU cores
Support for both dual-link DVI and DisplayPort™ connectivity
AMD AutoDetect technology automatically optimizes GPU driver settings as applications are launched
Full OpenCL™, OpenGL and DirectX® 11 support (Please see www.amd.com/api for specific version support)

Features & Benefits

Primary Features	End-User Benefits
Integrated, AMD FirePro-class workstation graphics acceleration	Delivers AMD FirePro-class advanced visual computing capabilities without the need for expensive add-in GPU cards
AMD Catalyst™ Pro graphics drivers	ISV-certified & performance-optimized for CAD and M&E applications. Helps ensure workstation-class reliability and productivity
“Piledriver” CPU cores	Provides exceptional CPU computing capabilities for modern design toolsets and workflows
Support for Discrete Compute Offload (DCO)	Allows additional compute capability by using select discrete GPUs in parallel with APU graphics for extended GPGPU performance
Support for up to 3 physical display outputs⁵	DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort^TM 1.2 support enables compatibility with multiple simultaneous monitors and display types.
DisplayPort^TM 1.2 compliant multi-streaming support⁵	enables “daisy chaining” compatibility for up to 4 monitors with new DisplayPort^TM 1.2 compatible monitors and devices
Support for AMD Eyefinity multi-monitor technology	AMD Eyefinity technology is a software utility that enables easy setup and adjustment of multi-monitor configurations for multi-tasking and multi-discipline workflows
Support for Horizontal Display Resolutions up to 10,240 x 1600 pixels	Enables very large desktop spaces across multiple high-resolution display devices for advanced multitasking
Additional Features	Additional End-User Benefits
Up to 4GB dedicated to GPU/video memory	User-adjustable graphics memory configurations allows flexibility to work with very large CAD datasets, 3D scenes and graphics projects
AMD Turbo Core 3.0	Offers dynamic CPU and GPU performance scaling that adjusts to changing workload demands for a balanced computing experience
Dedicated UVD (unified video decoder/VCE (video CODEC engine)) media encoding hardware	Faster “fixed function” GPU processing of H.264/MPEG4 files and other motion media formats when using compatible software frees-up CPU resources for other tasks.
Unlocked CPU and GPU multipliers & clock rates³	Enables even higher performance for enthusiast configurations
30-bit color support	Enables breathtaking image and color fidelity for advanced workflows such as color correction and image processing when using displays capable of 10bit per channel operation.

Specifications

Product Name	AMD FirePro^™ A320 APU	AMD FirePro^™ A300 APU
Ordering Part Number	AWA320WOA44HJ	AWA300OKA44HJ
Product Class	Workstation-Class APU for 2D/Entry 3D
Operating System Support	Windows® 7 (64- and 32-bit), Windows Vista® (64- and 32-bit), Windows® XP (32-bit), SUSE Enterprise Desktop [SLED] Release 11.4 and 11.5 (64- and 32-bit), Ubuntu Release 11.04 and 11.10 (64- and 32-bit)
CPU Clock Turbo Boost Speed	Up to 4.2GHz (AMD Turbo Core technology boosts up to half of the cores to 4.2Ghz on demand when thermal headroom is available)	Up to 4.0GHz (AMD Turbo Core technology boosts up to half of the cores to 4.2Ghz on demand when thermal headroom is available)
CPU Clock Base Speed	3.8GHz	3.4GHz
CPU Cores on Die	4
Frequency Unlocked	Yes²	No
GPU/Stream Processors on Die	384
GPU Core Clock Speed	800MHz	760MHz
Peak Performance in GFLOPs per APU⁴	Single Precision: 736	Single Precision: 693
	Double Precision: 184	Double Precision: 173
GPU Functionality	Unified Video Decoder (UVD) 3.2, Video Compression Engine (VCE) 1.0, Secure Asset Management Unit (SAMU) 1.1, IOMMU v2
Total Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100W	65W
Total L2 Cache	4MB
Memory Type Supported	Dual Channel DDR3 (128-bit)
Memory Speed Supported	Up to 1866MHz
Display⁵ Outputs Supported	Supports 3 independent physical display outputs, with up to 4 independent display channels²
	Support for DisplayPort 1.2, Single and Dual-Link DVI, Single-Link HDMI, VGA, and Single/Dual-Channel LVDS²
Resolution Support	Up to 4096x2160 (single display)
Display Capabilities supported	AMD HD3D PRO 10-bit, Stereoscopic 3D⁴
PCIe Configurations supported	All lanes support PCIe gen 2: 1 X 16 PCIe gen 2 (can be configured as 2 X 8, 1 X 8 + 2 X 4, 3 X 4) for discrete graphics, 1 X 4 PCIe gen 2 (can be configured as 2 X 2, 4 X 1) for GPP
Supported Mainboard	SAPPHIRE PGS A3 M mainboard
FCH Capabilities supported	Up to 4 USB 3.0 + 10 USB 2.0 (A85X, A75), or 14 USB 2.0 (A55), RAID 0,1,5,10 (5 on A85X only)
APIs supported	OpenGL 4.2, DirectX® 11, OpenCL™ 1.1, DirectCompute
Instruction Set Support	AVX, AES, SSE4.1 & 4.2, XOP, FMA3/4
ISV Certifications supported	All major CAD and M&E applications (visit http://www.amd.com/fireprocertifiedapps for complete listing)

Product Resources

AMD FirePro™ A300 Series Accelerated Processor data sheet
Certified Applications
AMD FirePro™ and Pro Apps
Reviews
Software Plug-ins and Tools

Application Solutions for CAD

AMD FirePro™ professional graphics are certified on many leading CAD applications.

All CAD Solutions

Application Solutions for Digital Content Creation

AMD FirePro™ professional graphics are certified on many leading DCC applications – helping designers see more and do more.

All DCC Solutions

AMD Eyefinity Technology for Professionals

Expand your visual real estate up to six monitors with a single graphics card so you can increase your workflow productivity.

AMD Eyefinity For Professionals

based on internal testing across many application-based and synthetic benchmarks, AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs can dramatically outperform competing integreated and discrete workstationgrasphics solutions.
AMD’s product warranty does not cover damages caused by overclocking (even when overclocking is enabled via AMD hardware or software).
AMD HD3D is a technology designed to enable stereoscopic 3D support in software applications such as Computer Aided Design and Digital Content Creation. Additional hardware (e.g. 3D enabled panels, 3D-enabled glasses/emitter, Blu-ray 3D drive) and/or software (e.g. Blu-ray 3D discs, 3D middleware, software applications) are required for the enablement of stereoscopic 3D. Not all features may be supported on all components or systems - check with your component or system manufacturer for specific model capabilities and supported technologies.
Theoretical Compute Performance. AMD FirePro A320 APU Peak GFLOPs (single-precision)= CPU GFLOPs + GPU GFLOPs = CPU Core Freq. (3.8GHz) X Core Count (4) X 8 FLOPS + GPU Core Freq.(800MHz) X DirectX® 11 capable Shader Count (384) X 2 FLOPS. | AMD FirePro A300 APU Peak GFLOPs (single-precision)= CPU GFLOPs + GPU GFLOPs = CPU Core Freq. (3.4GHz) X Core Count (4) X 8 FLOPS + GPU Core Freq.(760MHz) X DirectX® 11 capable Shader Count (384) X 2 FLOPS.
The number and type of displays that can be used with a given AMD A300 series based workstation depends on the specific 3rd-party motherboard being utilized. AMD FirePro A300 series APUs are compatible with motherboards offering up to 3 physical display output connectors and can include any combination of DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connections.. Systems utilizing AMD A300 APUs can provide signals for up to 4 (four) HD-resolution DisplayPort™ 1.2-compliant display devices via DisplayPort™ 1.2 multi-streaming (MST)