Date: 09/08/2012

New FirePro A300APU from AMD supports resolutions up to 10,240 x 1600 pixels

AMD has announced launch of AMD FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for entry-level and mainstream desktop workstations. The new AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs feature AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology targeting media computing applications.

“Design professionals demand workstation-class tools that enable productivity and flexibility in their workflow, and the AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs enable workstation integrators and OEMs an exciting new computing platform on which to design and build powerful, entry-level desktop workstation configurations that deliver unbeatable value for CAD and M&E workflows,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD Graphics. “The AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs combines AMD FirePro graphics technology with advanced CPU technology, delivering incredible compute performance, refined design flexibility and outstanding efficiency.”

The other features include performance scaling of CPU and GPU dynamically, support for horizontal display resolutions up to 10,240 x 1600 pixels, enabling large desktop spaces across multiple high-resolution display devices for advanced multitasking, support for Discrete Compute Offload (DCO), allowing additional compute capability by using discrete AMD FirePro GPUs in parallel with APU graphics for extended GPGPU performance, 30-bit color supports advanced workflows such as color correction and image processing when using displays capable of 10-bit-per-channel operation, Dedicated UVD (universal video decoder/VCE, or video CODEC engine) media encoding hardware for faster “fixed function” GPU processing of H.264/MPEG4 files and other motion media formats when using compatible software, to free up CPU resources for other tasks.

The AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs are to be available in systems from a number of workstation integrators starting in August of 2012.