page_title: AMD Accelerated Processing Unit
section_title: Piledriver architecture (2012): Trinity and Richland
hierarchical_section_title: AMD Accelerated Processing Unit / APU-branded platforms / TeraScale-based GPU / Piledriver architecture (2012): Trinity and Richland
caption_attribution_description: English: AMD A4-5300 microprocessor with on-chip graphics, also known as an APU. Technical specifications: Socket: FM2/FM2+ Core: Single Piledriver module (1M/2T) Stepping: TN-A1 (Trinity 32 nm) Clock speed: 3400 Mhz (base), 3600 Mhz (turbo) Cache: 2x 16 KB L1 + 1 MB L2 (shared) FSB: Universal Media Interface TDP: 65 W
context_page_description: The AMD Accelerated Processing Unit, formerly known as Fusion, is the marketing term for a series of 64-bit microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices, designed to act as a central processing unit and graphics processing unit on a single die. APUs are general purpose processors that feature nearly discrete integrated graphics processors, which generally are a class above what would normally be termed as "integrated" graphics.
  AMD announced the first generation APUs, Llano for high-performance and Brazos for low-power devices in January 2011. The second generation Trinity for high-performance and Brazos-2 for low-power devices were announced in June 2012. The third generation Kaveri for high performance devices were launched in January 2014, while Kabini and Temash for low-power devices were announced in the summer of 2013. Since the launch of the Zen microarchitecture, Ryzen APU's have released to the global market first as Raven Ridge on the DDR4 platform, after Bristol Ridge a year prior.
  The Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One eighth generation video game consoles both use semi-custom third generation low-power APUs.
context_section_description: Piledriver-based CPU
  Northern Islands/VLIW4-based GPU (branded Radeon HD 7000 and 8000 Series)
  Unified Northbridge – includes AMD Turbo Core 3.0, which enables automatic bidirectional power management between CPU modules and GPU. Power to the CPU and GPU is controlled automatically by changing the clock rate depending on the load. For example, for a non-overclocked A10-5800K APU the CPU frequency can change from 1.4 GHz to 4.2 GHz, and the GPU frequency can change from 304 MHz to 800 MHz. In addition, CC6 mode is capable of powering down individual CPU cores, while PC6 mode is able to lower the power on the entire rail.
  AMD HD Media Accelerator – includes AMD Perfect Picture HD, AMD Quick Stream technology, and AMD Steady Video technology.
  Display controllers: AMD Eyefinity-support for multi-monitor set-ups, HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2, DVI
  Trinity
  The first iteration of the second generation platform, released in October 2012, brought improvements to CPU and GPU performance to both desktops and laptops. The platform features 2 to 4 Piledriver CPU cores built on a 32 nm process with a TDP between 65 W and 100 W, and a GPU based on the Radeon HD7000 Series with support for DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.2, and OpenCL 1.2. The Trinity APU was praised for the improvements to CPU performance compared to the Llano APU.
  Richland
  "Enhanced Piledriver" CPU cores
  Temperature Smart Turbo Core technology. An advancement of the existing Turbo Core technology, which allows internal software to adjust the CPU and GPU clock speed to maximise performance within the constraints of the Thermal design power of the APU.
  New low-power consumption CPUs with only 45 W TDP
  The release of this second iteration of this generation was 12 March 2013 for mobile parts and 5 June 2013 for desktop parts.
caption: AMD A4-5300 (Trinity)
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