AMD brings 4K graphics to embedded systems
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AMD's diversification away from its traditional PC and server markets continued at Embedded World 2014 with the announcement of the Adelaar GPU.
Adelaar, for those that don't speak Dutch, means eagle and is the company's codename for the AMD Embedded Radeon E8860. Kamal Khouri said that the strategy was to "take the company's IP and tailor it for the embedded market – we are the leader in PC graphics cards so we are bringing it into the embedded space."
Adelaar, says AMD, is the industry's first discrete graphics card based on Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture designed specifically to advance the visual growth and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. It offers 3D and 4K graphics to embedded gaming machines, digital signage, medical imaging, commercial aerospace and conventional military, and other embedded applications.
AMD is guaranteeing supply for seven years for the E8860 GPU, which is designed in multi-chip module packaging. It is available as a mobile PCI Express module (MXM) and PCI Express add-in-board.
The AMD E8860 GPU drives multiple independent displays with support for AMD Eyefinity Technology, and supports DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.2, and OpenCL 1.2 with support for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Embedded 7 Standard, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Embedded 8 Standard, Linux and real-time and safety-critical operating systems supported by CoreAVI's suite of embedded software.
