Looks like AMD isn’t out of the race yet (thank goodness), as it has a rival to Intel’s Centrino platform in the works. Puma, as its called, hits all the same mobile power saving points and features that Centrino is famous for including support for the upcoming hybrid hard drives (HHD).
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The next Turion processor is expected to take on Intel’s Centrino in high-end notebooks in mid-2008.
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| The overall platform, codenamed Puma, is expected to be available in high-end notebooks in mid-2008. The package is comprised AMD’s 64 X2 dual-core “Griffin” processor and a new mobile chipset, called the RS780. The chip package will include support for 802.11n, HyperTransport 3.0, and PCI Express 2.0. |
| AMD also said it focused on improved energy consumption on Puma. To do that, the chipmaker said it will place the two cores in Griffin on separate power planes, so they can be managed independently. If a job requires only one core, for example, the other can be placed on idle. |
| Puma is also expected to compete with Intel’s Centrino chips in the realm of hard drive support. AMD’s future mobile processor package includes support for hybrid hard drives (HHD) which can speed up boot times and take advantage of larger memory cache sizes. |
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