Gigacore
03-03-2008, 11:07 PM
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AMD has given PC Pro an exclusive briefing on its "Puma" mobile platform, destined to compete with Intel's Centrino.
The new platform - which will be officially unveiled at CeBIT 2008 tomorrow - will be based around a revamped processor design, codenamed Griffin and making its debut in the new 65nm Turion X2 Ultra processor.
Its main feature is a triple-powerplane design, allowing each of its two cores and the integrated north bridge to operate at different voltage and frequency for maximum power efficiency. Intel's Core 2 chips can't run with each core at different frequencies.
The overall Puma platform is Centrino-like in its structure, consisting of a new 7-series chipset and the new processor. But whereas Intel completes the trio with its own wireless adaptor, AMD is making more of its ATi Mobility Radeon 3400-series graphics. A wireless 802.11g/n adaptor is part of the overall platform but these are provided by one of several third-party manufacturers.
More.... (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/173448/exclusive-amds-centrino-rival-revealed.html)
AMD has given PC Pro an exclusive briefing on its "Puma" mobile platform, destined to compete with Intel's Centrino.
The new platform - which will be officially unveiled at CeBIT 2008 tomorrow - will be based around a revamped processor design, codenamed Griffin and making its debut in the new 65nm Turion X2 Ultra processor.
Its main feature is a triple-powerplane design, allowing each of its two cores and the integrated north bridge to operate at different voltage and frequency for maximum power efficiency. Intel's Core 2 chips can't run with each core at different frequencies.
The overall Puma platform is Centrino-like in its structure, consisting of a new 7-series chipset and the new processor. But whereas Intel completes the trio with its own wireless adaptor, AMD is making more of its ATi Mobility Radeon 3400-series graphics. A wireless 802.11g/n adaptor is part of the overall platform but these are provided by one of several third-party manufacturers.
More.... (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/173448/exclusive-amds-centrino-rival-revealed.html)