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AMD has announced that it will be providing the Wii U with its GPU (graphics chip). The custom AMD Radeon HD GPU is said to reflect the best characteristics of AMD’s graphics technology solutions: high-definition graphics support; rich multimedia acceleration and playback; and multiple display support.
“We greatly value our synergistic relationship with the AMD design team. The AMD custom graphics processor delivers the best of AMD’s world-class graphics expertise. AMD will support our vision of innovating play through unique entertainment experiences,” said Genyo Takeda, senior managing director, Integrated Research & Development of Nintendo Co. Ltd.
While we’re yet to get any concrete specs of the GPU, AMD has sated that its graphics chip will “enable the new Nintendo system to provide exciting, immersive game play and interaction for consumers around the world” and that the “graphics processor features a modern and rich graphics processing core, allowing the new console to shine with new graphics capabilities”. Bold claims, but it doesn’t answer what we all want to know: Is the Wii U more powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3?
“AMD shares Nintendo’s excitement for the new HD entertainment experience planned for the Wii U console,” said David Wang, corporate vice president of Silicon Engineering, AMD. “We’re proud to provide our leading-edge HD multimedia graphics engine to power the new entertainment features of the console. Nintendo is a highly-valued customer and we look forward to the launch in 2012.”
AMD is no stranger to providing the GPU for games consoles. It currently has components inside the Xbox 360 and Wii.
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