AMD intros Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition

NEW DELHI, INDIA: AMD announced the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition processor for under $70 MSRP. As part of its anniversary celebration.

This new processor enables AMD technology partners and OEMs to address the industry need for affordable, powerful and energy-efficient desktop PCs that help consumers to quickly and easily create, enjoy and share their digital world.

When combined with AMD 7-series chipsets and the ATI Radeon HD 4000 series graphics cards, the new AMD Athlon X2 7850 processors can bring HD video to life while delivering massive performance headroom and video processing acceleration.