{"id":8627,"date":"2014-02-25T15:50:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=8627"},"modified":"2014-02-25T20:24:17","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T19:24:17","slug":"amd-brings-immersive-graphics-to-embedded-applications-with-the-new-amd-embedded-radeon-e8860-gpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/8627-amd-brings-immersive-graphics-to-embedded-applications-with-the-new-amd-embedded-radeon-e8860-gpu\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Brings Immersive Graphics to Embedded Applications with the New AMD<\/span> Embedded Radeon E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014     Gra\u00adphics Core Next based GPU<\/span> deli\u00advers dou\u00adble the per\u00adfor\u00admance of its pre\u00adde\u00adces\u00adsor with indus\u00adtry-best seven year lon\u00adge\u00advi\u00adty to dri\u00adve a new era of visu\u00adal and GPGPU<\/span> embedded systems \u2014<\/i><\/p>\n

NUREMBERG<\/span>, Ger\u00adma\u00adny. \u2014 Embedded World 2014 \u2013 Feb. 25, 2014<\/b> \u2014<\/b> AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced the AMD<\/span> Embedded Radeon\u2122E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span> (code\u00adna\u00admed \u201cAdel\u00ada\u00adar\u201d), the industry\u2019s first dis\u00adcrete gra\u00adphics card based on Gra\u00adphics Core Next (GCN<\/span>) archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre desi\u00adgned spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly to advan\u00adce the visu\u00adal growth and par\u00adal\u00adlel pro\u00adces\u00adsing capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of embedded appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. With more than dou\u00adble the per\u00adfor\u00admance in the same power enve\u00adlo\u00adpe as its pre\u00adde\u00adces\u00adsor1<\/sup>, the AMD<\/span> E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span> deli\u00advers 3D<\/span> and 4K<\/span> gra\u00adphics to embedded gam\u00ading machi\u00adnes, digi\u00adtal signage, medi\u00adcal ima\u00adging, com\u00admer\u00adcial aero\u00adspace and con\u00adven\u00adtio\u00adnal mili\u00adta\u00adry, and other embedded appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. A 33 per\u00adcent hig\u00adher sin\u00adgle pre\u00adcis\u00adi\u00adon floa\u00adting point2<\/sup> over the pre\u00advious gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon at 768 GFLOPS<\/span> enables the AMD<\/span> E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span> to also blast through the most com\u00adplex par\u00adal\u00adlel appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons like ter\u00adrain and wea\u00adther map\u00adping, facial and ges\u00adtu\u00adre reco\u00adgni\u00adti\u00adon and bio\u00adme\u00adtric and DNA<\/span> analysis.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The demand for rich, vibrant gra\u00adphics and enhan\u00adced par\u00adal\u00adlel com\u00adpu\u00adte capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties in embedded sys\u00adtems is grea\u00adter than ever befo\u00adre, and is expec\u00adted to con\u00adti\u00adnue to grow as we enter the Sur\u00adround Com\u00adpu\u00adting era,\u201d said Scott Aylor, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, AMD<\/span> Embedded Solu\u00adti\u00adons. \u201cLega\u00adcy gra\u00adphics no lon\u00adger meet the needs of embedded solu\u00adti\u00adons for today and tomor\u00adrow. With unpre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adted per\u00adfor\u00admance-per-watt, the AMD<\/span> E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span> addres\u00adses the need to dri\u00adve mul\u00adti-dis\u00adplays, 3D<\/span> and 4K<\/span> con\u00adtent and GPGPU<\/span> com\u00adpu\u00adte across small form fac\u00adtors, harsh envi\u00adron\u00adments and mis\u00adsi\u00adon cri\u00adti\u00adcal applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AMD<\/span> E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span>, desi\u00adgned in mul\u00adti-chip modu\u00adle pack\u00ada\u00adging, comes with an indus\u00adtry lea\u00adding seven year lon\u00adge\u00advi\u00adty sup\u00adp\u00adly gua\u00adran\u00adtee3<\/sup> and is available as a mobi\u00adle PCI<\/span> Express modu\u00adle (MXM<\/span>) and PCI<\/span> Express add-in-board. The AMD<\/span> E8860<\/span> GPU<\/span> dri\u00adves mul\u00adti\u00adple inde\u00adpen\u00addent dis\u00adplays with sup\u00adport for AMD<\/span><\/p>\n

Eye\u00adfi\u00adni\u00adty Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy4<\/sup><\/a>, and sup\u00adports DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.2, and Open\u00adCL\u2122 1.2 with sup\u00adport for Micro\u00adsoft Win\u00addows 7, Win\u00addows Embedded 7 Stan\u00addard, Win\u00addows 8\/8.1, Win\u00addows Embedded 8 Stan\u00addard, Linux and real-time and safe\u00adty-cri\u00adti\u00adcal ope\u00adra\u00adting sys\u00adtems sup\u00adport\u00aded by CoreAVI\u2019s suite of embedded soft\u00adware dri\u00advers<\/a>. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal fea\u00adtures include:<\/p>\n