AMD just showed off the Ryzen R1000 APUs, the latest addition to the Ryzen Embedded family. This is the processor that will power by upcoming Atari VCS gaming console!
Here is a quick primer on the new AMD Ryzen R1000 APU!
The AMD Ryzen R1000 APU
Known officially as the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000, this APU brings multi-threaded performance for the first time to the low-power R-series of processors.
AMD claims it will offer 3X performance improvement per watt over the last generation, and 4X CPU and graphics performance per dollar advantage over its competition!
It brings to the AMD R-series new features like :
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- Dual-core, quad-threaded Zen processor
- 3 Vega Graphics Compute Units
- Low power with ability to run without a fan
- Supports up to three 4K displays at up to 60 FPS
- 4K H.265 encode / decode(10b) + VP9 decode capabilities
- Secure Root of Trust + Secure Run Technology
- Dual 10G Gigabit Ethernet
Its low power and ability to run fanless makes it suitable for applications like digital displays, high-performance edge computing, networking and thin clients… and yes, gaming consoles!
The AMD Ryzen R1000 Will Power The Atari VCS!
AMD quoted a number of Ryzen R1000 customers – Advantech, ASRock Industrial, IBASE, Netronome, Quixant and STRATACACHE. But the biggest name is none other than Atari.
Its ability to deliver multi-threaded processing with an integrated GPU in a fanless package makes it ideal to power the upcoming Atari VCS gaming console.
AMD Ryzen R1000 Availability
The AMD Ryzen R1000 will be available Q2 2019 to ODMs and OEMs worldwide. It supports the Mentor Embedded Linux Flex OS which is already available in the market.
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