AMD Is Lowering G-Series SoC's Energy Consumption
AMD today announced a new low-power Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) in the its G-Series SOC family with the GX-210JA, further reducing x86 power
requirements for embedded designs.
The new GX-210JA APU, a full System-on-Chip (SoC) design, uses one-third less
energy than the previous low-power Embedded G-Series SOC product while providing
increased graphics capabilities. At only 6 watts maximum thermal design power
(TDP), and approximately 3 watts expected average power, this new member of the
G-Series SOC family will enable additional fanless designs for a variety of
applications ranging from industrial controls and automation, digital gaming,
communications infrastructure and visual embedded products including thin
client, digital signage and medical imaging.
According to Colin Barnden, principal analyst at Semicast Research: "At only 6W TDP, the GX-210JA adds to the scalable offering of the AMD Embedded G-Series family, and provides engineers with greater design choice and flexibility while keeping software overhead costs at a minimum by leveraging the same architecture across the product family."
The GX-210JA is part of the AMD Embedded G-Series SOC processor family, which includes:
- Enterprise-class Error-Correction Code (ECC) memory support;
- Industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and available with dual- or quad-core CPUs;
- Discrete-class AMD Radeon GPU;
- Integrated I/O controller.
The AMD Embedded G-Series SOC platform, including the GX-210JA, is currently shipping.
Current AMD Embedded G-Series SOC models
- GX-420CA SOC with AMD Radeon HD 8400E Graphics
Quad-core, 25W TDP, CPU freq. 2.0GHz, GPU freq. 600MHz
- GX-415GA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8330E Graphics
Quad-core, 15W TDP, CPU freq. 1.50GHz, GPU freq. 500MHz
- GX-217GA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8280E Graphics
Dual-core, 15W TDP, CPU freq. 1.65GHz, GPU freq. 450MHz
- GX-210HA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8210E Graphics
Dual-core, 9W TDP, CPU freq. 1.0GHz, GPU freq. 300MHz
- GX-416RA SOC
Quad-Core, 15W, CPU Freq. 1.6GHz, No GPU
- GX-210JA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8180 Graphics
Dual-core, 6W TDP, CPU freq. 1.0GHZ, GPU freq. 225MHZ
According to Colin Barnden, principal analyst at Semicast Research: "At only 6W TDP, the GX-210JA adds to the scalable offering of the AMD Embedded G-Series family, and provides engineers with greater design choice and flexibility while keeping software overhead costs at a minimum by leveraging the same architecture across the product family."
The GX-210JA is part of the AMD Embedded G-Series SOC processor family, which includes:
- Enterprise-class Error-Correction Code (ECC) memory support;
- Industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and available with dual- or quad-core CPUs;
- Discrete-class AMD Radeon GPU;
- Integrated I/O controller.
The AMD Embedded G-Series SOC platform, including the GX-210JA, is currently shipping.
Current AMD Embedded G-Series SOC models
- GX-420CA SOC with AMD Radeon HD 8400E Graphics
Quad-core, 25W TDP, CPU freq. 2.0GHz, GPU freq. 600MHz
- GX-415GA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8330E Graphics
Quad-core, 15W TDP, CPU freq. 1.50GHz, GPU freq. 500MHz
- GX-217GA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8280E Graphics
Dual-core, 15W TDP, CPU freq. 1.65GHz, GPU freq. 450MHz
- GX-210HA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8210E Graphics
Dual-core, 9W TDP, CPU freq. 1.0GHz, GPU freq. 300MHz
- GX-416RA SOC
Quad-Core, 15W, CPU Freq. 1.6GHz, No GPU
- GX-210JA SOC with AMD Radeon? HD 8180 Graphics
Dual-core, 6W TDP, CPU freq. 1.0GHZ, GPU freq. 225MHZ
