AMD has decided that the time has comes for the west to get a chance to play with the 780 chipset. AMD 780 replaces AMD 690G and will go up against Intel’s G35 and NVIDIA’s GeForce 8200 chipset. It leaves the predecessor 690G, Intel’s G35 and the GeForce 8200 chipset in the dust. Based on what we’ve seen from the AMD 780 chipset, we have to say that we’re seriously impressed and if NVIDIA can keep, it actually looks like integrated graphics is started to become an option.
What makes 780 stand out even more, is Hybrid CrossFire. Take a motherboard based on the AMD 780 chipset, install an external card like Radeon HD 3450 and the performance scales up to 70% in games. But the fact is, 780 by itself will offer playable framerates at decent resolution even with the latest generation of games. The main goal of AMD 780 was to offer decent gaming performance, and it certainly looks like AMD has succeeded.
“The launch of the AMD 780 Series marks an uncommonly large step forward in mainstream PC capabilities. Starting today, consumers can attain superior HD video and casual 3D gaming experiences, as well as remarkable energy efficiency,” said Phil Eisler, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Chipset Division. “The release of the AMD 780 Series is in keeping with the AMD vision that computing can deliver The Ultimate Visual Experience™ and now at mainstream PC price points.”
The impressive graphics performance aside, AMD has not forgotten about the connectivity. DVI and HDMI, with HDCP, and VGA outputs are there. Couple that to the hardware acceleration of VC-1, MPEG-2 and H.264 through the Unified Video Decoder and you have the whole package. More than 40 partners have boards ready today and several of them have more than one model in their assortment.
Below are a couple of reviews that should give you a better overview of the performance it sports.
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