More Performance, Features, and Value: New
AMD A-Series Desktop Processors Deliver Best-In-Class Experience for eSports
and Online Gaming
AMD A-Series Desktop Processors Deliver Best-In-Class Experience for eSports
and Online Gaming
— New AMD A10-7870K APU
provides exceptional value and performance for today’s modern workloads and
Microsoft Windows®
10 —
provides exceptional value and performance for today’s modern workloads and
Microsoft Windows®
10 —
SINGAPORE — May
29, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today introduced the latest addition to its line of desktop
A-Series processors, the A10-7870K APU, a refresh to the existing line of
processors codenamed “Kaveri”. The
A10-7870K delivers a best-in-class experience for eSports and online gaming
with superior performance1, best-in-class efficiency in DirectX® 122,
and unique features. The new processor also delivers exceptional performance in
modern workloads and is designed for the future with Microsoft Windows® 10.
29, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today introduced the latest addition to its line of desktop
A-Series processors, the A10-7870K APU, a refresh to the existing line of
processors codenamed “Kaveri”. The
A10-7870K delivers a best-in-class experience for eSports and online gaming
with superior performance1, best-in-class efficiency in DirectX® 122,
and unique features. The new processor also delivers exceptional performance in
modern workloads and is designed for the future with Microsoft Windows® 10.
The latest iteration of the popular
and powerful AMD A-Series APU family provides premium performance and
multitasking powered by up to 12 compute cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU).* The responsiveness and processing power of the A10-7870K
APU enables an immersive user experience on Windows® 10 PCs while offering an easy path for PC
builders looking to upgrade to discrete-level graphics and faster processing at
an afforadable price. The A10-7870K APU is available at e-tail now at a
suggested price (SEP) of US $137, and
through participating system builders.
and powerful AMD A-Series APU family provides premium performance and
multitasking powered by up to 12 compute cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU).* The responsiveness and processing power of the A10-7870K
APU enables an immersive user experience on Windows® 10 PCs while offering an easy path for PC
builders looking to upgrade to discrete-level graphics and faster processing at
an afforadable price. The A10-7870K APU is available at e-tail now at a
suggested price (SEP) of US $137, and
through participating system builders.
“AMD takes a major step forward today by unveiling the
world’s most advanced eSports and online gaming processor technology in the
A10-7870K APU, giving players the ability to game like a pro without spending
like one,” said Matt Skynner, corporate VP and general manager, Computing and
Graphics Business Unit at AMD. “eSports is one of the fastest-growing pastimes in
the world with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide playing games like StarCraft II, League of Legends, DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
With the new A10-7870K APU, gamers can play the most popular online and eSports games
right out of the box with features to make that experience even better.”
world’s most advanced eSports and online gaming processor technology in the
A10-7870K APU, giving players the ability to game like a pro without spending
like one,” said Matt Skynner, corporate VP and general manager, Computing and
Graphics Business Unit at AMD. “eSports is one of the fastest-growing pastimes in
the world with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide playing games like StarCraft II, League of Legends, DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
With the new A10-7870K APU, gamers can play the most popular online and eSports games
right out of the box with features to make that experience even better.”
“AMD continues to blaze the trail at the forefront of PC
technology,” said Ahmed Aziz, CEO and founder of CybertronPC. “With the new AMD
A10-7870K processors in a custom gaming CybertronPC, our customers will
experience unbelievable gaming performance and the leading edge gaming features
of AMD FreeSync and Virtual Screen Resolution – a marked improvement over
existing desktop PC capabilities, and unique to AMD.”
technology,” said Ahmed Aziz, CEO and founder of CybertronPC. “With the new AMD
A10-7870K processors in a custom gaming CybertronPC, our customers will
experience unbelievable gaming performance and the leading edge gaming features
of AMD FreeSync and Virtual Screen Resolution – a marked improvement over
existing desktop PC capabilities, and unique to AMD.”
Best eSports and Online Gaming
Experience
Experience
· The AMD A10-7870K
represents the best single-processor solution for online and eSports gaming,
delivering best-in-class gaming performance – up to 48 percent higher frame
rates in the most popular online games vs. higher priced solutions made up of a
CPU and GPU1 – and more than 3x greater efficiency in DirectX® 12
than competing solutions.2
represents the best single-processor solution for online and eSports gaming,
delivering best-in-class gaming performance – up to 48 percent higher frame
rates in the most popular online games vs. higher priced solutions made up of a
CPU and GPU1 – and more than 3x greater efficiency in DirectX® 12
than competing solutions.2
· Gamers can enjoy 1080p
gaming on some of the world’s most popular games with the settings cranked up, and
benefit from unique features only available on AMD A-Series processors to
improve the gaming experience. Unique features include Virtual Screen
Resolution (VSR) for improved image quality when gaming at lower resolutions, and
AMD FreeSync™ for effortlessly smooth gameplay on FreeSync-compatible
displays, bringing the high-end gaming PC experience to the mainstream PC.3
gaming on some of the world’s most popular games with the settings cranked up, and
benefit from unique features only available on AMD A-Series processors to
improve the gaming experience. Unique features include Virtual Screen
Resolution (VSR) for improved image quality when gaming at lower resolutions, and
AMD FreeSync™ for effortlessly smooth gameplay on FreeSync-compatible
displays, bringing the high-end gaming PC experience to the mainstream PC.3
· Be ready for the future
with support for multi-threaded APIs including DirectX 12, Vulkan™ and Mantle that enable advanced gaming technologies to improve performance and
visual fidelity, including asymmetric rendering pairing with an AMD Radeon™ R7 or R9
GPU to support DirectX 12 multi-adapter and multi-engine features.
with support for multi-threaded APIs including DirectX 12, Vulkan™ and Mantle that enable advanced gaming technologies to improve performance and
visual fidelity, including asymmetric rendering pairing with an AMD Radeon™ R7 or R9
GPU to support DirectX 12 multi-adapter and multi-engine features.
· AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Core Next (GCN) Architecture is designed to push the boundaries of gaming,
providing eSports gamers with higher resolutions and outstanding image quality for
an improved visual experience.
Core Next (GCN) Architecture is designed to push the boundaries of gaming,
providing eSports gamers with higher resolutions and outstanding image quality for
an improved visual experience.
· Experience-enhancing features
such as AMD Quick Stream and AMD Eyefinity4 combine to deliver more
realism and greater fields of view in supported games.
such as AMD Quick Stream and AMD Eyefinity4 combine to deliver more
realism and greater fields of view in supported games.
Revolutionary Architecture for Today’s
Modern Workloads
Modern Workloads
· The
AMD A10-7870K APU features 12 compute cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU)*, up to 4.1 GHz CPU
clock and 95W TDP for exceptional performance on today’s modern workloads, and
up to 5 percent faster system performance versus a competitive processor.5
AMD A10-7870K APU features 12 compute cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU)*, up to 4.1 GHz CPU
clock and 95W TDP for exceptional performance on today’s modern workloads, and
up to 5 percent faster system performance versus a competitive processor.5
· Enjoy
a premium Windows® 10 experience with the AMD A10-7870K APU. The new processor
is designed to deliver a phenomenal Windows® 10 experience enabling the latest
Windows® 10 features.
a premium Windows® 10 experience with the AMD A10-7870K APU. The new processor
is designed to deliver a phenomenal Windows® 10 experience enabling the latest
Windows® 10 features.
· Designed to push
not only the boundaries of DirectX® 11 and DirectX® 12 gaming, the Graphics
Core Next (GCN) Architecture is also specifically engineered for general
computing and GPU-aware programming languages like C++ AMP and OpenCL™ 2.0.
not only the boundaries of DirectX® 11 and DirectX® 12 gaming, the Graphics
Core Next (GCN) Architecture is also specifically engineered for general
computing and GPU-aware programming languages like C++ AMP and OpenCL™ 2.0.
· The
A10-7870K supports Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) features hUMA and hQ
which allow the CPU and GPU to work together in supported applications by
quickly dividing and directing the right tasks toward the appropriate cores for
new levels of performance and efficiency in consumer and commercial PCs.
A10-7870K supports Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) features hUMA and hQ
which allow the CPU and GPU to work together in supported applications by
quickly dividing and directing the right tasks toward the appropriate cores for
new levels of performance and efficiency in consumer and commercial PCs.
Easy Upgrades
· The
AMD A10-7870K APU is supported by the existing AMD socket FM2+ motherboard ecosystem
making it simple to upgrade to the new processor.
AMD A10-7870K APU is supported by the existing AMD socket FM2+ motherboard ecosystem
making it simple to upgrade to the new processor.
· Supports
latest PCI Express® 3.0 Graphics Cards to enable performance gaming at Ultra HD
resolutions.
latest PCI Express® 3.0 Graphics Cards to enable performance gaming at Ultra HD
resolutions.
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