AMD chases new form factors with low-power chips

From The Standard -

Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to put Neo chips, originally designed for ultrathin laptops, in low-power desktop products, upping the ante in its battle with rival Intel, which offers its Atom processors for similar devices. The first products with Neo chips, expected later this year, could be all-in-one PCs. Currently only HP's DV2Z ultrathin laptop uses the NEO, with laptops from other PC makers due in September.

AMD's Neo platform has the edge over Intel's Atom platform when it comes to graphics capabilities due to a more advanced graphics core. But Intel plans to move the graphics core from the chipset into the Atom chip in the future, which could improve overall graphics capabilities. In addition, some PC makers are also experimenting with Nvidia's advanced graphics core Ion platform, which couples the Atom processor, allowing users to view high-definition movies.