The introduction of the AMD Fusion APU has sparked a lot of curiosity among consumers who only had Intel's Atom and ULVs as lone choices for netbooks and ultraportables for a long time. Among AMD's new CPU line-up is the dual-core E-350 running at 1.6GHz. AMD's Fusion APU can be considered a direct competitor to Intel's HD Graphics embedded chip, specifically the one on the Core i3. So what we have here below is a line-up of ultraportables running various Intel and AMD chips with their Windows Experience Index taken during review. It's actually in the graphics department where the E-350 with its Radeon HD6310 trumps everybody else -- Intel GMA 4500MHD, Intel HD Graphics and even beating the NVidia Ion2 as well. The AMD E-350 chip has a TDP of 18watts which is exactly the same the Intel Core i3-330UM so it terms of battery life, they're pretty much at par with each other. This comparison is only based on WEI and is in-conclusive but that should give us a good birds eye view of where AMD's Fusion APU is positioned. Been using the Phenom x4 9950 CPU sent to me by AMD for over a month now and I have been doing some simple benchmarks with it. Read more in our articles including "How does the AMD E-350 fare vs. Intel's CPU?" and "AMD Phenom X4 9950 Benchmark".
The introduction of the AMD Fusion APU has sparked a lot of curiosity among consumers who only had Intel's Atom and ULVs as lone choices for netbooks and ultraportables for a long time. Among AMD's new CPU line-up is the dual-core E-350 running at 1.6GHz.
AMD's Fusion APU can be considered a direct competitor to Intel's HD Graphics embedded chip, specifically the one on the Core i3. So what we have here below is a line-up of ultraportables running various Intel and AMD chips with their Windows Experience Index taken during review. It's actually in the graphics department where the E-350 with its Radeon HD6310 trumps everybody else -- Intel GMA 4500MHD, Intel HD Graphics and even beating the NVidia Ion2 as well.
Our coverage of amd e-350 includes: "How does the AMD E-350 fare vs. Intel's CPU?"; "AMD Phenom X4 9950 Benchmark"; "New breed of Intel and AMD Netbook CPUs". Each article provides unique insights and information.