AMD Shrike
AMD Fusion is not something new, but it has been around only in theory, so far. Fortunately, this doesn't seem to be one of those technologies that remains stuck in the rumor stage, but I can't bet on that until I see it. Anyway, the good part is that, according to the latest official reports, coming straight from AMD, its next generation notebook platform, codenamed "Shrike," will be the first Fusion product to be released, and the performance improvements expected may turn the tide...but I wouldn't bet on that, either, since there's plenty of time left until we'll see Shrike in action, and Intel won't sleep in this period, that's one sure thing!
The Shrike will be the first platform to have hybrid processors, combining a general purpose x86 dual-core processor with a new GPU featuring DirectX 10.1 support and UVD 2.0. To go with the flow, the Shrike platform will also have a built-in memory controller with support for dual channel DDR3 memory. The most interesting part is that PCI-Express for discrete graphics is also expected to be part of the platform, and I wonder how small will they manage to make those notebooks, considering the space needed for an additional video card, but since there's enough time to come up with slim cards, I have no worries regarding this.
AMD expects the new platform to boost CPU performance with 20%, and GPU performance with 35%, when compared to the existing Puma platform .
Since ATI HD4870 is killing the GeForce 280GTX already, I think AMD can have a comeback in the notebook platforms market, too. The Shrike looks great on paper, but there's a long road from theory to practice, and this wait is killing me...
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