Netbook Review UK

A few weeks ago we heard about AMD’s new low power Bobcat core.  Today,  Hard OCP got a sneak peak, and test, of a new system with the new AMD Zacate chip .  That chip uses ‘less than 18 watts of power, and is based on the platform that also includess the upcoming Ontario chips which are destined for netbooks and other low thin and light laptops.   The dual core Ontario chips will top out at just 9W of power and have integrated Radeon HD 6250 graphics. Just like the Intel Atom chips, these “Fusion” chips from AMD, which combine the graphics and processor onto a single piece chip. They’ll support DDR3 memory, 3D and HD graphics, and DirectX 11.

The machine Hard OCP tried out was able to handle 720p HD video, and was actually able to play Crysis at 720p resolution with the graphics settings set to their lowest. But that was with a Zacate chip, not an Ontario chip.