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I'm not even sure what an "APU" is, frankly. Lots of undefined buzzwords in that article.


http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/apu/Pages/apu.aspx

tl;dr - AMD's new GPU+CPU combined chipset... the logical extension of their purchase of ATI.


Auxillary Power Unit: small electric thrusters near the pivot point of a ship used in emergencies or certain close quarters situations, such as docking.

Ambulatory Procedure Unit: where surgeons do same-day procedures.

Navy, medicine, computers: inside my head, acronym reuse is a real problem.


APU is exactly that, a marketing buzzword for GPU+CPU combination-chip.




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