units! Try turning a high polygon mesh model around in edit mode, with 600,000 polygons, and 1,200,000 vertices, and watch things bog down on Intel’s graphics, AMD’s higher SP/Tessellation unit count helps, as well as unified memory addressing, saving a lot of moving of large blocks of data between CPU and GPU memory(Intel does not have unified memory addressing). The Carrizo APU beats Iris “Pro” graphics, and nothing can replace having as many SPs, that can do things in parallel, as apposed to Intel’s Video shader/whatever skimping, Intel has to make up of the lack of SP/tessellation units, which lack the wider parallel abilities that come with having more SPs/Tess. A device with a significantly larger footprint to accommodate a larger, quieter fan and provide easier access to hardware would be very welcome.Īnd AMD’s better graphics comes with their APUs, and AMD’s whole SOC is much more affordable. Should definitely be cheaper than the Intel stuff. I also would love to see the Carrizo L in NUC type devices (as mentioned in an earlier post). And my biggest hope is that they are able to bin the high performance parts in sufficient quantities. The large volume should allow OEMs to give the buyer the freedom which has become non-existent on the Intel side in the last few years. I like having access to the hardware and wouldn’t mind changing out the RAM and HDD. I would rather have them known for being decent quality serviceable laptops that don’t break if you handle them wrong. ~$600 sounds about right for such a laptop.ĪMD does not need to have its chips in “premium laptops”. No discrete GPU (AMD dGPU switching is utter filth) Large (removable) batteries (45WHr at least)
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These are form factors I can accept as well as convince people to pick up for their personal use.ġ″ thickness (please don’t give us thin, anemic pieces of crap)
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They are pointless if OEMs refuse to put these chips in affordable laptops that feature decent hardware. I have a tough time accepting these benchmark leaks.