 A-series APU | |
| Release date | 2011 (Original); 2017 (Zen based) |
|---|---|
| Codename | Fusion Desna Ontario Zacate Llano Hondo Trinity Weatherford Richland Kaveri Godavari Kabini Temash Carrizo Bristol Ridge Raven Ridge Picasso Renoir Cezanne Phoenix IGP Wrestler WinterPark BeaverCreek |
| Architecture | AMD64 |
| Models |
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| Cores | 1 to 8 |
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| API support | |
| DirectX | Direct3D 11 Direct3D 12 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.1+ |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Athlon II Sempron |
| Successor | Ryzen Zen-based Athlon |
AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), formerly known as Fusion, is a series of 64-bit microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), combining a general-purpose AMD64 central processing unit (CPU) and 3D integrated graphics processing unit (IGPU) on a single die.
AMD announced the first generation APUs, Llano for high-performance and Brazos for low-power devices, in January 2011. The second generation Trinity for high-performance and Brazos-2 for low-power devices were announced in June 2012. The third generation Kaveri for high performance devices were launched in January 2014, while Kabini and Temash for low-power devices were announced in the summer of 2013. Since the launch of the Zen microarchitecture, Ryzen and Athlon APUs have released to the global market as Raven Ridge on the DDR4 platform, after Bristol Ridge a year prior.
AMD has also supplied semi-custom APUs for consoles starting with the release of Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One eighth generation video game consoles.