Not missing out on a chance to promote its products, AMD has started bragging that the newly-released Flash Player 10.1 beta supports its Vision platforms and makes use of ATI Stream technology to tap AMD CPU and GPU power to deliver improved video playback, to reduce CPU utilization and extend battery notebook life.

According to AMD, Flash 10.1 will be accelerated on notebook and desktop platforms which include one (or more) of the following models - Radeon HD 4000, HD 5700, HD 5800 series, Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series (and higher) Radeon HD 3000 IGP (and higher) and FirePro V3750, V5700, V7750, V8700 and V8750 (and later).

"AMD and Adobe have collaborated to enable ATI Stream technology through Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to help end users more easily experience , create and share their visual media," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president of AMD's Products Group. "Adobe Flash Player is one of the world's most pervasive multimedia platforms and the number one video platform on the web today. By taking advantage of both the CPU and GPU resources available on AMD platforms, the new player delivers video that looks and performs better than ever before."

Flash Player 10.1 beta is available as a free download here.