New Mobile APU Lineup Announced

AMD has unveiled its new 7th Generation AMD A-Series product family, featuring powerful work productivity, entertainment performance, and exceptional power efficiency. Known by the codenames 'Bristol Ridge' and 'Stoney Ridge,' the 7th Generation AMD FX™, A-Series, and E-Series APUs deliver dramatically improved performance compared to previous generations for various tasks, including gaming, video rendering, and file compression.

This product family provides users with the best gaming environment by supporting the next-generation API, DirectX 12, as well as the latest graphics features such as AMD FreeSync™ and AMD Dual Graphics. In addition, through AMD Advanced Power Management (AMD APM) technology, it delivers optimal power efficiency during computational tasks, providing significantly improved battery life.

In addition, it provides an excellent multimedia and gaming environment by supporting 4K ultra-high resolution images and AMD FreeSync™ technology. 7th generation AMD A-series processors deliver top performance on Microsoft Windows 10-based PCs and are expected to seamlessly support the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to be announced later this year.

Jim Anderson, Executive Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Computing and Graphics business unit, stated, “AMD is focused on achieving high power efficiency while enabling a PC user environment that allows for more immersive entertainment and seamless work.” He added, “We plan to deliver an even more powerful mobile PC user environment through the 7th Generation AMD FX™ and A-Series APUs. These new products are a clear result of AMD’s efforts to lead the graphics and computing sectors and achieve optimal power efficiency.”

Laptop products equipped with 7th Gen AMD A-Series processors provide users with more powerful performance and longer usage time. In particular, by featuring up to four CPU cores with optimal power efficiency, they not only deliver powerful performance but also enable "All Day Battery Life" for extended use. The 7th Gen AMD A-Series processor family features "Excavator" x86 CPU cores optimized for mobile environments, delivering fast computing capabilities.

In addition, it features excellent graphics performance with integrated Radeon™ graphics, and some high-end models are equipped with Radeon™ R7 graphics to provide a smoother gaming environment and HD video playback capabilities. The upper Bristol Ridge family consists of 35W and 15W AMD FX™, A12, and A10 processors, while the lower Stony Ridge family consists of 15W A9, A6, and E2 products.


7th Gen AMD A-Series processors support a seamless multitasking environment, high-speed booting, and premium video playback capabilities, while providing superior power efficiency. Based on the newly released 7th Gen FX™ processors, AMD offers up to 53% higher graphics performance[v] and up to 51% higher computing power compared to its competitor, the Intel Core i7. In particular, the AMD FX™ 9800P processor delivers up to 12% higher power efficiency when performing the same tasks compared to the previous generation AMD FX-8800P APU.

AMD anticipates that the launch of the Stony Ridge family of its 7th Generation A-Series processors will set a new standard for product performance suitable for the industry's current entry-level and consumer PC markets. This segment is a significant market, accounting for 26% of total annual PC sales. AMD has elevated the performance of its 7th Generation A9, A6, and E2 segment processors to the next level by equipping them with high-performance Excavator cores and premium video playback capabilities.

This enables users to perform a wider variety of complex tasks while enjoying a more realistic entertainment environment. Additionally, the inclusion of an enhanced GCN core allows them to benefit from improved graphics performance and image quality. In particular, the transition to Excavator cores in this new product line has resulted in CPU performance up to 50% higher than the previous generation. The new AMD A9 APU delivers up to 27% higher graphics performance than its competitor, the Intel Pentium 445U, and graphics and system performance comparable to the Intel i3 6100U, while also providing CPU speeds up to 1.2GHz faster.

Meanwhile, AMD plans to supply products equipped with 7th generation APUs to users through its strong OEM partnerships. As announced on April 5, AMD has focused on supplying its new APUs to new laptops from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. A large number of products featuring these 7th generation APUs are scheduled to be unveiled at Computex 2016, and additional products beyond the laptops revealed during the event are expected to be released later this year.