AMD’s A10-4600M APU has finally arrived, showing off an enhanced Piledriver core and a new Northern Islands based graphics core.  This is a big step up from Llano in terms of general processing power but not a huge improvement over Bulldozer chips, though the raised clock speed does help it in general tasks.  Unfortunately the AMD still chip lags far behind the performance of Intel’s mobile i5 processors and while the graphics are certainly more powerful on Trinity they still aren’t up to an impressive level of performance.  The Tech Report liked the high end A10-4600M but think that Trinity’s low power chips are really going to shine in inexpensive ultraportable machines.

You can also check out Matt’s review of Llano in a reference laptop from AMD for more information.

"AMD has pulled the curtains back on Trinity, its next-generation APU, which features new Piledriver CPU cores and Northern Islands-derived integrated graphics. Join us as we outline Trinity’s architecture and run it through a whole host of benchmarks, from old staples to OpenCL-accelerated apps and "inside the second" gaming tests."

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