AMD cooperating with partners to create NUC-like systems

Posted on Monday, June 03 2013 @ 19:26 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

X-bit Labs heard AMD is working with some of its partners to create a rival for Intel's NUC. The plan is to create a Kabini-based design with a footprint of just 4" x 4".

While AMD-based systems will provide lower power consumption than their Intel-based counterparts, they will also likely to be noticeable slower in general purpose applications. Still, given the Kabini system-on-chip’s vast GPGPU capabilities, such PCs are going to be inexpensive, yet provide adequate level of performance for consumer apps.

No exact details were given regarding the NUC-like AMD-based systems, but AMD should disclose more in the upcoming week at Computex Taipei trade-show.

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