Integrated Graphics: AMD x1250 vs Geforce 7050

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1196/11/page_11_benchmarks_far_cry/index.html

Granted, this is a review of desktop motherboards, but it presumably indicates that notebooks equipped with AMD's latest integrated chipset should be faster than those equipped with Nvidia's.

 

is there any reason we dont see these integrated chipsets in laptops?

it looks like the performance is significantly higher than the x3100

 

How about.... I'd choose neither for performance, get a notebook with dedicated graphics.

 

no, you missed the point, dedicated graphics arent an option on many small laptops and this offers a higher level of performance than Intel graphics although I think the fact that Intel supplies the Centrino chipsets might be why there are only intel integrated graphics being put in now

 

thats probably a good idea, and it really wont cost too much more especially one with 8400m or something in it.

 

The notebook equivalents are the x1270 and the 7150m, right? I believe for the notebook versions, in XP the x1270 < x3100 < 7150m right now.

 

Intel's x3100 greater than AMD's x1270? In 3dmark, yes, but I'm pretty sure that's not the case in most or all games unless Intel's drivers have come a long way.

 

And likewise for much lower-end laptops integrated graphics are the only options: beyond the Dell Vostro deals (which largely have passed), you have to spend at least $700 to get a laptop with any dedicated graphics chip.

 

I'm speaking hardware wise. The x3100 still sucks in Vista due to driver issues, but in XP you can see that it's superior to the x1270.