Cloud Computing: AMD Unveils Virtualized GPUs, New Quiet Chips
February 2, 2016
Grazed from eWeek. Author: Jeffrey Burt.
Advanced Micro Devices is continuing a steady drumbeat of product releases as officials look to make the chip maker a larger player in everything from high-end gaming PCs and virtual desktops to cloud computing. The company on Feb. 1 unveiled virtualized graphics cards that can be housed in data center servers and delivered as needed to a range of devices, including remote workstations and other client systems. A day later, officials introduced two new desktop processors—the A10-7860K and Athlon X4 845—featuring AMD’s new Wraith Cooler thermal system that they said generate less than a 10th of the noise of previous chips.
"Customers can build a capable, near-silent online gaming PC in a surprisingly small form factor for an unexpectedly low price," Kevin Lensing, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD’s Client Business Unit, said in a statement. "The low-power requirements mean you can build a tiny system perfect for a small dorm room, for use in the living room as a home theatre PC … and portable enough to take to a LAN party."…
The new offerings are part of a larger aggressive push by CEO Lisa Su and other AMD executives to increase AMD’s presence in a range of market segments, from data center systems and gaming to immersive computing and high-end PCs. Officials unveiled their plans last year, saying their plan is to compete better against rivals like Intel and Nvidia and to return the company back to sustainable profitability starting in the second half of this year…
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