17. Conclusion - Radeon IGP320M Is The Chipset Of Choice For Mobile Athlon XP

We have seen the scores of ATi's new integrated chipset for AMD's Mobile Athlon XP Radeon IGP320M, and those scores look commendable indeed. Of course I admit that ATi did not have a particularly tough fight in this area, as the competition from VIA can hardly be taken seriously.

Radeon IGP320M is definitely taking Athlon notebooks to a new level in terms of performance as well as power saving, and thus has to be seen as the best platform for low to mid-range notebooks based on AMD's Mobile Athlon XP processor. The prototype notebook I tested in my lab was working flawlessly and I would not mind using it as my own notebook any time. I am sure that the engineers who developed this notebook will recognize the pictures. Let me commend you on a job well done. This notebook is of very appealing design.

Bottom line is that Radeon IGP320M is a good Mobile Athlon XP chipset, but it still lacks the memory performance to give Athlon the performance numbers it deserves. It is rather sad to see that no notebook OEM is interested in offering an Athlon notebook with discrete graphics, since that could finally demonstrate the full potential of Mobile Athlon. As for now, Athlon notebooks need good integrated chipsets and that is what ATi delivered. Kudos!