Next-gen AMD Fusion CPU + GPU Coming in 2015
AMD planning big things for its Fusion of the future.
AMD's initial product based on its Fusion initiative, codenamed Llano, is now sampling with vendors. This first iteration will combine the GPU and CPU on the same die, which will drive down power requirements and costs.
While Llano will be based off of Phenom II technology and will be paired with ATI Radeon GPU design, AMD says that its next-generation Fusion will blur the line between CPU and GPU. That next big change is planned for 2015, Leslie Sobon, vice president of marketing at AMD, told IDG.
The next Fusion will have the philosophy of full integration of both GPU and CPU, aiming to take full advantage of new standards like OpenCL.
"The second iteration [in] 2015 ... you're not going to be able to tell the difference. It's all going away," Sobon said.
While some computations will still be best for the traditional CPU architecture, software that would run more efficient on a GPU-like design is where Fusion should thrive.
"The GPU is perfect for antivirus. It's a perfect parallel-processed application. In the Fusion-based time frame that's where it needs to go," Sobon said.
Still, that's five years away. Right now Fusion is sampling to potential customers, and Dell and Apple are in the rumored bunch.
In related news, Digitimes cites sources saying that AMD will be enlisting the help of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to fabricate its Fusion chips on the 40nm process.

I do see this becoming ideal in netbooks, small desktops, office computers, HTCP's etc.
Love to see computer evolution!
I do see this becoming ideal in netbooks, small desktops, office computers, HTCP's etc.
Love to see computer evolution!
(Forgot how to edit my own post)
What i mean by "outdated" is that Phenom II is nothing revolutionary performance-wise on a clock for clock basis, AMD need's to implement it's GPU core into a newer architecture with better performance per clock, this would ensure nobody would have to sacrifice CPU performance for a IGP (or whatever you wish to call a GPU on a CPU)
Can't to see the resultss of the 2nd gen.
http://www.physorg.com/news192801007.html
If you had a dual socket system mobo and threw in two of these, is that considered SLI?
I think that rather than disable it, they should implement the same tech thats hitting notebooks where the hardware can switch between the integrated and dedicated GPU's depending on the work load, or even allowing them to be operating at the same time giving the system more computational power depending on the workload and how tasks can be divided up.
lol no offense but DNA powered computers are at least ten years away the ethical and moral implications of such topic alone would cause tons of debates in congress plus half the nerds here (me included) would fear the potential rise of a sky net like computer that will want to replace us with machines, i will stick with silicone and metal thank you lol
They are releasing a fusion chip to vendors now, meaning a version of the fusion chip is being released probably by next year. This article says that a fully integrated Fusion chip will be out in 2015. Whereas the Fusion chip coming out now is a slapped together Phenom II and a GPU, the next gen Fusion chips will probably be designed from the ground up as one cohesive unit.
I do see this becoming ideal in netbooks, small desktops, office computers, HTCP's etc.
You should read more about fusion before you make anymore of these ~~`. It does not mean under fusion the external GPU sub-system option will not be available. If more graphics acceleration is needed then certainly one can add a discrete video card that goes along the APU
Not to mention the point is that combining a GPU and CPU adds computational options beyond just graphics. You can add a graphics card and still take advantage of the GPU on a Fusion processor in other ways.
No, it's considered Crossfire
Actually, I predict that in the future you will have generic sockets on your motherboard that you can either slot a fusion, a dedicated GPU, or a dedicated CPU into or any combination thereof. Talk about the ultimate in customization for power users!!!