ATI's external graphics now accelerates notebook graphics (News)

Seriously this is great work. Now we can buy any small notebook with onboard vga & plag & play external VGA card when we want to play games.

I hope OEMS will adopt this technology soon.

 

Good news for the netbook niche of laptop users, hardcore notebook gamers looking at their Clevos and Sagers can look elsewhere.

 

This is great news. I look forward to real world tests when the driver is out. If this can do what they say it can, it will sell really well.

 

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Nice idea but i doubt it will take off.

 

I doubt nVidia will just stand there and watch.

By the way is it just me or the topic change to some random "Lenovo ThinkPad X200 15% off coupon code ".

 

Ya....topic changed

I'll PM Chaz

 

This is good for people who want a portable laptop but want to game when they get back home.

 

From notebookjournal.de's test of the XGP and Amilo

Wich translates to: 1250 Euro for a Amilo sa 3650 + XGP 3870 ; or 299 Euro for just the 3870 xgp.

Performance:





Notebook Specs:
- AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 (2,4 GHz)
- 4 GB DDR2
- 320 GB HDD
- ATI Radeon HD 3200 OnBoard
- 13.3" WXGA TFT (1280x800 Glare)
- HDMI, DVI, Firewire, XGP-Port
- Windows Vista Home Premium

XGP Specs:
Radeon Mobility HD3870
660 MHz (Core)
512 MB GDDR3-Speicher (850 MHz)
Weight : 550 grams (1.2 pound) + 380 grams ( 0.83 pounds )power brick

 

Thanx for the benchmark resultz....

It's not bad at all

 

lol this is officially the 100th topic ive seen about this.

Anyway, it may take quite a while till this idea really takes off the cost is a little too much now.

 

although the benchmarks dont justify the price at this time...those are some pretty decent benchmarks

 

It works only on amd laptops

 

It don't work with intel laptops. ****, Anybody know if the dell studio 15 can make this work.
WHEN WILL THIS COME OUT AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST.

 

The ATI XGP technology is exclusive to AMD and limited to AMD Puma notebooks, so far the Fujitsu Amilo SA3650 is the only one to use it that has the special port needed and is only sold in Europe. Perhaps Nvidia can create a solution for Intel notebooks.

I wouldn't count on current laptops being able to use external GPUs when they come out, I think we'll have to wait for all new laptops with the ports needed to transfer the bandwidth between the notebook and external GPU.

 

Not bad at all! Great job on the benchmarks.

 

Those benchmarks surely are let down by the CPU a little.

Either way, there is some seriously exciting stuff to look forward to in the notebook / gaming world. It would be so cool to have a truly portable device for general use that could also be used for some serious 3D gaming.

The last trip I took my 15'' laptop with me in a backpack, although it was not too much hassle, I would definitely swap that for a smaller device if I did not have to compromise on power.

I will not be buying a new laptop just yet, I will instead keep an eye on all of these developments.

 

I'm not buying a notebook until I can get an HDMI port in a 10".

 

and what's the use of desktop PCs if you can do all those in your notebook? :S

 

There is the Sony Vaio TT and Asus N10, one is a high-end expensive ultraportable whereas the other is a high-end expensive "netbook", both with 11.1" and 10" screens respectively with HDMI ports.

 

...preferably once it's reached mainstream enough that it's not in an $1800 notebook.