AMD Accelerated Processing Units 

Overview 

AMD APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) allow you to configure small-form-factor, long-battery-life PCs that consumers crave, while enabling the powerful, next-generation visual experiences that can set you apart and help create a competitive advantage in a hyper-competitive market. 

Enable the powerful visual computing experiences that your customers are looking for

• Build PCs for next-generation applications enabled by AMD's ongoing APU programming collaboration with the ISV community
• Deliver a superior visual experience that can set your products apart from the competition
• Leverage the AMD Radeon™ design DNA for discrete-level graphics in a single-chip PC

Deliver PCs in today's sleek, modern form factors

• Configure systems in the form factors and designs that consumers want, from ultrathin and mainstream notebooks to all-in-one desktops
• Extend real-world battery life without compromising the visual experience

Extend a better experience across more price bands

• Deliver lower-cost systems that still meet growing demand for high-definition computing capabilities
• Reach a broader audience by pairing an excellent experience with desirable form factors -at an affordable price
• Develop mainstream performance systems for a lower cost -to help you create systems differentiated by high-margin add-ons within your existing price bands

Systems powered by AMD APUs

• Includes AMD Catalyst™ Graphics driver, Vision Engine Control Center, and AMD’s driver for OpenCL™
• Download regular updates that are designed to enable performance updates, new features and/or stability improvements

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Products 

Get up-to-date on products powered by AMD APUs.

• AMD APUs in Notebooks

Go mobile in style with super-sleek notebooks and "all-day" battery life built on VISION Technology from AMD. Share full HD content effortlessly as you experience responsive performance for the software of today and tomorrow.

• AMD APUs in Desktops

VISION Technology from AMD delivers next-generation all-in-one desktops with a compact, energy-efficient, and stylish design. Responsive performance meets cool and quiet computing in these all-in-ones with seamless, smooth HD content.

• AMD APUs in Embedded Applications

This unprecedented level of graphics integration builds a new foundation for high performance multi-media content delivery in a small form factor and power efficient platform for a broad range of embedded designs.

• AMD App Acceleration

AMD App Acceleration is a set of advanced hardware and software technologies that enable AMD graphics processors (GPUs), working in concert with the system's central processors (CPUs), to accelerate enabled applications beyond traditional graphics and video processing.

• DirectX® 11

DirectX® 11 is a key feature of Windows® 7 and is important for two key reasons: it helps consumers experience better performing games and faster computing. The AMD APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) products are the first to integrate powerful DirectX® 11 graphics directly onto the processor.