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[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"] 1.6Ghz? Link? Also fact that they use laptop CPU only means energy use differences which not change code execution specs, it's 3.2Ghz(or 1.6?) and this is how fast it exacuts instructions (+/- locks for multi-thereding and bus delays). Laptop CPUs usally have more power mangement features then standard CPU, which probably is more helpful for them on that sleep mode thingnameless12345
Architecture is more important than speed, and the mobile Jaguar (if that's what it is) isn't comparable to modern desktop CPU's of the same speed.
If modern CPU's like the i5 can sometimes struggle to get the most out of large amounts of high speed RAM, then this Jaguar based CPU will struggle even more, not to mention it's GDDR5 which is much faster then the DDR3 standard in most computers.
As for the clock speed, it's been rumoured to be 1.6ghz. 3.2 makes little sense, the amount of heat it'd create in a small case would be immense.
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There is less emphasis on CPU-processing in most modern games in general.
A lot of the CPU-releated tasks can be simply done on the GPU, if it's got the power for it.
The APU-like design and less emphasis on CPU-processing and more emphasis on the GPU is the future of hardware design for gaming hardware.
Modern GPUs are already powerful enough to run games by themselves, it's just that we're not quite there to ditch the CPU completely.
But it will heppen, eventually.
The future graphics cards will likely be "self-sufficient", i.e. you won't even need a CPU or system RAM to run games on them. (in my opinion atleast)
No, we will still need CPU's as they are better suited to running general applications and processes.
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