AMD gets official with Puma mobile platform

If you were already curious as to where AMD would be using its newly announced 780 Series motherboard GPU, lookie here. During a CeBIT press event held today in Germany, AMD solidified details of its looming Puma mobile platform, which will be based on the outfit's Griffin CPU and RS780M chipset. In order for laptops to sport the Puma branding, it must house a Griffin CPU (officially named Turion Ultra), RS780M chipset and a WiFi adapter. According to AMD, Puma-fied lappies will begin shipping at the close of Q2 2008 and will range from $699 to $2,500 (at least initially), but we've no idea which manufacturers will be on board.

[phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 3:44PM]

Puma huh? Well someone had to come out with competition for Nike+

[LC @ Mar 4th 2008 3:45PM]

Its not a Puma, its a Warthog.

[Pandy @ Mar 4th 2008 3:46PM]

I dont know, kinda like a cat...we'll call it a PUMA

[Abuzar @ Mar 4th 2008 3:53PM]

Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals!

[Kamokazi @ Mar 4th 2008 3:54PM]

Hey, Chippa-thingie, how abou that? I like it. Has a ring to it.

[XGM @ Mar 4th 2008 5:15PM]

" What other animals have tusks ?"
" A walrus sir "
" I said stop making up animals "

[PhilxBefore @ Mar 4th 2008 4:51PM]

lol RvB.

Yes, it is clear to me now that Engadget attracts other bored nerds like me while they're pretending to be working.

[Dave @ Mar 4th 2008 3:45PM]

1st

[TS @ Mar 4th 2008 3:50PM]

Dave FTL....

[OneLove @ Mar 4th 2008 3:52PM]

...third

[Zach @ Mar 4th 2008 4:26PM]

pukes

[Zach @ Mar 4th 2008 4:26PM]

on you that is.

[Mtirv @ Mar 4th 2008 4:52PM]

Not 1st!

[billmao @ Mar 4th 2008 3:51PM]

Apple sues for feline trademark infringement.

[ShadowMaker @ Mar 4th 2008 4:10PM]

I think we're one step away from Steve Jobs announcing that the new MacBookPros running Tigre will be running on AMD's PUMA exclusively. Boom!

[Nate @ Mar 4th 2008 3:53PM]

I don't care what they call it, as long as it competes against Intel and drives down prices.

[James Buckley @ Mar 4th 2008 4:35PM]

No offense AMD, but Intel have a serious lead at the moment. Come back when you've closed the gap a little...

[CosterMonger @ Mar 4th 2008 4:39PM]

what ever happened to AMD LIVE!

[PEZ @ Mar 4th 2008 5:07PM]

AMd will get sued by Apple because Apple likes to use cat words to describe their shit. OooooooooH, Im a gigantic MEOW WOW!

[phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 4:28PM]

billmao was funnier

[Paul6 @ Mar 4th 2008 6:10PM]

Right....come back to me when there is a product better than Intel's. Then I will listen.

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[Mtirv @ Mar 4th 2008 6:15PM]

You mean.. a product like this?

[Paul6 @ Mar 4th 2008 6:49PM]

well, im sure it has potential, but until I see some benchmarks, Intel remains superior.

Obama ~08
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[YoMomma @ Mar 4th 2008 7:27PM]

Puma sounds good. At least they come up with better name unlike intel. good for you amd!

[YoMomma @ Mar 4th 2008 7:27PM]

but will it blend?

[AlphaTeam @ Mar 4th 2008 7:57PM]

So are these faster than Core?

If not, sorry I won't trying them.

[dean @ Mar 4th 2008 9:13PM]

As long as its price is cheap, I don't care if it goes past 2Ghz. At 2ghz, 2Gb Ram, and a Nvidia 8600GS under the hood of my HP 17", everything runs fine, even for gaming (CoD4 looked pretty good, but frame rates dropped).

So for all those who want a 15" with graphics cards that can be turned off when laptop isn't plugged in for long battery life, Puma should be competitive.

[Sirius @ Mar 5th 2008 3:50AM]

So in order to be a Puma, you have to have a Griffin inside you?...


Well I suppose a griffin is half a cat..


Does it need an "Eagle" wireless chipset too?

[nathan.wong @ Mar 5th 2008 8:44AM]

I thought they were talking about some shoes.

[bebop @ Mar 12th 2008 4:02AM]

The designation of cut-cache Sempron vs. higher end Althon was clear enough I guess, but I always thought Turion indicated the mobile version of Athlon. Now we have mobile Athlons and Semprons, what's a Turion supposed to indicate? Or is Turion the platform, like Centrino? I'm getting confused.