AMD GX-210UA socket: Socket FT3

What the GX-210UA is

The GX-210UA is an embedded Kabini Jaguar SoC for fanless boxes on Socket FT3. AMD set two Jaguar cores at 1.0 GHz with 1 MB of shared L2 cache. Power is 9 W on 28 nm from April 2013. Radeon HD 8210E graphics at 300 MHz drive industrial displays. Long supply windows suit kiosks, gateways and signage that run for years.

Low fixed clocks sip power in sealed enclosures with passive cooling. Two threads handle control software and light imaging with an SSD. Integrated graphics cover HMI panels without a separate card. The soldered package locks memory at board design. Lifecycle beats peak speed in these roles, so buyers validate boards for multi year supply.

Single channel DDR3 feeds cores and graphics with industrial temperature options per board. The 9 W envelope allows conduction cooling to the chassis. The GX-210UA covers embedded hosts where two Jaguar threads at 9 W with long life are needed.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The GX-210UA solders to Socket FT3 as BGA769. No socket exists and no swap is possible. The chip cannot be replaced. Embedded boards wire memory and I/O per design with locked BOMs. Maker manuals set exact temperature and display limits.

The LGA, PGA and BGA: CPU package types explained guide covers soldered limits. Later changes are limited to storage and software images. A faster box means a new board design.

Notebook Kabini parts share the package class but follow consumer lifecycles. Embedded and consumer boards never interchange.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

DDR3-1333 class memory in a single channel suits embedded boxes. Board sizes cover thin images with SSD boot. Soldered memory locks at design. Bandwidth fits HMI panels and video walls.

PCIe 2.0 with up to 8 lanes from the SoC serves network and storage on embedded boards. Layouts wire lanes per design for mini PCIe and SATA. Maker manuals list exact maps.

Cooling is conduction or small fans for 9 W with pattern Not applicable (soldered). No retail cooler exists. Follow maker torque and pad guidance for stable contact.

Upgrade paths

On the same soldered line notebook AMD E1-2100 at 1.0 GHz suits consumer laptops where embedded lifecycle is not needed. For thicker embedded work see higher Kabini GX parts on Socket FT3 with more threads. Both need new boards.

A new box means a new board design. The GX-210UA holds fanless embedded hosts where 9 W dual cores with long supply are required.