AMD C-60 socket: Socket FT1

What the C-60 is

AMD C-60 is a dual core Ontario APU that AMD released in August 2011 for netbooks with soldered boards. It uses the Bobcat core design on a 40 nm process, running at 1.0 GHz base with Turbo Core to 1.33 GHz. The cache is 1 MB of L2 with 512 KB per core. Power is 9 W. It is the only SKU in this batch with CPU burst, which lifts foreground tasks above the fixed clock C-50.

Graphics are AMD Radeon HD 6290 with 80 shaders at 276 MHz base to 400 MHz boost. The faster graphics ceiling over the HD 6250 helps video playback and light games of the era. The single die integrates the cores, graphics and single channel DDR3 controller.

Burst behavior defines the model. Light work reaches 1.33 GHz on the CPU and 400 MHz on graphics, while sustained loads settle to base clocks inside 9 W. Netbooks pair it with 2 GB to 4 GB of DDR3 and small drives. The How to find your CPU socket type guide shows how to confirm the package.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The C-60 solders to Socket FT1 with 413 balls and cannot be moved to another board. Netbook makers qualify each model with a specific board and BIOS, so another Ontario part is not a field swap. Boards use small notebook layouts with soldered or SODIMM memory.

The BIOS must list the exact C-60 string with burst tables. Power delivery at 9 W is modest, so the board search is about screen and battery. The Socket vs chipset: what decides whether a CPU works guide covers AMD pairing basics.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

Memory support is DDR3-1066, single channel. The single 64 bit channel feeds cores and graphics together, so 2 GB or more smooths multitasking. DDR3L at the same speed is accepted on boards that wire it.

PCI Express lanes come from the APU for Wi-Fi and storage. Netbook boards have no graphics slot.

Cooling uses a small heatsink sized for 9 W. Burst clocks depend on cool intake air, so clear vents hold the 1.33 GHz peak longer.

Upgrade paths

There is no CPU upgrade path on soldered Socket FT1. The C-60 cannot be removed, so a faster Bobcat part means a new board or a new netbook. A fixed clock comparison on the same package is AMD C-50, though boards rarely exchange models.

A platform move means a new small laptop on a current BGA package. Recycle the old netbook through a proper e waste path once data is wiped.