AMD launched its new 'Fusion family' of APU's at CES.

The single die APUs boast multi-core CPU (x86) technology, DirectX®11-capable graphics and parallel processing engine, as well as a dedicated high-definition video acceleration block, and a high-speed bus that speeds data across the differing types of processor cores within the design.

AMD confidently state that:

"We believe that AMD Fusion processors are, quite simply, the greatest advancement in processing since the introduction of the x86 architecture more than forty years ago," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Products Group. "In one major step, we enable users to experience HD everywhere as well as personal supercomputing capabilities in notebooks that can deliver all-day battery life.1 It's a new category, a new approach, and opens up exciting new experiences for consumers."

AMD expts manufacturers including Dell, HP, Sony and Toshiba to announce and deliver their AMD Fusion based systems soon.

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