AMD announces 2014 mobile APU roadmap

AMD has announced its 2014 mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) product roadmap at the APU13 Developer Conference today. The APUs codenamed 'Mullins' and 'Beema' are projected to deliver more than 2x the performance-per-watt of the previous generation1, 2.

The latest AMD APUs also support Microsoft Instant Go for faster wake times and to ensure data such as email actively refresh in standby.

"Both new processor families are also the first to integrate an AMD-developed platform security processor based on the ARM Cortex-A5 featuring ARM TrustZone® technology for enhanced data security. The new low-power APUs join the previously disclosed high-performance notebook APU, codenamed "Kaveri," in AMD's 2014 mobile lineup," the company mentioned in a statement.

"AMD aims to deliver a set of platforms in the first half of next year that will outperform the competition in graphics and total compute performance in fanless tablets, 2-in-1s and ultrathin notebooks," said Mark Papermaster, AMD's chief technology officer and senior vice president.

In addition, both new processor families offer two or four "Puma" CPU cores and AMD Radeon^TM graphics on a 28nm syste