Intel Corporation is widely considered to be the technological giant regarding computer processors. However, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) plans on challenging Intel's consistent dominance in the market.
With the recently announced development of the new "Fusion" chip designed for netbooks, we are led to believe AMD plans on making its mark by targeting the "portable computer" community.
The new chip offers a relatively normal TDP of 10- 15 watts as well as decent graphics performance without requiring a separate GPU. Most importantly, this chip will fit in a netbook with a screen less than 12 inches long.
Nigel Dessau, AMD's senior vice president, said "It will have a good processor integrated with graphics, so you won't need the Ion graphics to give it half-decent performance… If we'd had a part, we'd have been in this space. We didn't have a part so we went and worked on a part for the thin and light space. The plan is to come to market next year with a Fusion part that fits it nicely in a netbook type thing."
The Fusion chip will be available sometime next year, so unfortunately, we can only speculate on its performance now.
Via Nexus404.
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