|  About AMD  |  News  |  Compare & Shop 
Go Search
An Accelerated Experience
Touch screen apps glide seamlessly across the screen with the power of AMD APUs and the ease of Windows 8

AMD & Windows 8 

With the new Windows 8 graphics-accelerated operating system, you get a sleek user interface, and a touch and app experience with incredibly fast boot times — all on a diverse range of Windows-based devices from tablets and notebooks to desktops and all-in-one PCs. So you don’t have to compromise.

Maximum Experience on the Most Wanted Features

Windows 8 brings a new, immersive experience to your PC with fast, fluid computing capability. And AMD APUs are designed to deliver the best possible visual experience so you can achieve maximum results from the most wanted features of Windows 8 With premium AMD Radeon™ graphics you get phenomenal graphics capacity for optimal UI, touch experience and multitasking and app experiences.

An Accelerated Experience

Check out how AMD Internet Acceleration gives you a rich, hyper-fast browsing experience with IE10.

Why wait? With AMD Start Now Technology and Windows 8 Fast Startup, your PC boots fast and wakes up almost instantly.1 And PCs powered by AMD allow you to start fast and enjoy longer entertainment on the go.

Great Hardware

AMD APUs are powering everything from tablets to desktops for a great Windows 8 experience across devices. And with exclusive features like AMD Eyefinity Technology for truly wrap-around viewing and AMD Steady Video Technology for better, smoother video, you are sure to find a PC that is perfect for you.

Want more info?

AMD Radeon™ Graphics with DirectX® 11

A-Series processors accelerate new generations of productivity and entertainment software unleashed by Windows 8

 

Play Android™ Games & Apps on your PC

Download AMD AppPlayer

  1. Testing conducted in AMD Labs. The 2012 AMD A10-4655M APU-based ultrathin notebook completed fast startup as measured by total boot excluding BIOS in 10.2 seconds and shutdown duration in 4.5 seconds; and hibernate performance as measured by total resume excluding BIOS in 4.8 seconds; standby performance as measured by suspend duration in 1.7 seconds and total resume excluding BIOS in 2.2 seconds. Times rounded to the nearest tenth of a second. TRN-179