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AMD Pushes Graphics Envelope

Much of what bogs down our processors is graphics, and a lot of this is just the operating system. AMD is taking aim at this issue by moving to build more processors with integrated graphics. In fact, the whole company is being reorganized around this new mission.

AMD is a feisty company, one I thought would have been put out of business by Intel long ago. With Windows 7 seeming snappier, and better and better processors in the offing, the future of performance is bright indeed.

Posted by Doug Barney on May 11, 2009


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