Computex-AMD advantage in support of portable PCs with Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics cards
By Guillaume HenriPartager:
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3In addition to the marketing of Radeon RX 6000M, AMD is launching the AMD advantage program to advance the benefits of a joint use of an AMD CPU and GPU. A strict specification to be complied with in order to obtain certification.
AMD accompanies the launch of its mobile GPUs with the announcement of the AMD advantage program. As its name suggests, the manufacturer wishes to show users that there is a kind of advantage to the use of an AMD Ryzen processor and a Radeon RX 6000M graphic card. AMD advantage is not only a synergy between the processor and the graphics card, but also a specification that integrators must respect in order to obtain the famous certification.
Three features are taken into account to obtain an AMD advantage portable PC. Of course, the first constraint is obvious: the presence of an AMD Ryzen 5000 processor (a minimum) and a Radeon RX 6000M graphic card (a minimum as well). This allows the PC to take advantage of Smart access memory (resilient Bar) and SmartShift to achieve optimized performance.
SmartShift technology allows you to allocate more performance to the graphics card or processor depending on their use-a technology similar to Nvidia's dynamicBoost. SmartShift is managed jointly by Windows 10 Power Management and AMD drivers.
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Another pillar of the program is the screen. AMD wants quality and reactive slabs. Only Oled and IPS with the following characteristics are accepted: minimum brightness of 300 cd / m ², FreeSync premium with LFC technology, 100% support of sRGB spectrum and low response time. While AMD's initiative is commendable, it has been a long time since we crossed a TN slab on this segment during our tests. The objective here is first and foremost to achieve a certain standard and not to see integrators cut screen costs.
Reactivity is also highlighted as AMD requires the use of an NVMe DSS at the expense of slower SATA DSS. Again, it is now quite rare to cross SSD Sata on laptops sold for more than €800.
Wishing to demonstrate the energy efficiency of its platform, the manufacturer would like more than 10 hours for video playback for AMD advantage machines. By way of comparison, the ASUS TUF A15 and its 90 Wh battery had reached 0830 min at the time of their test.
AMD advantage is a particularly ambitious program that should offer exceptional machines. It remains to be seen if it is not too bad, at the risk of the integrators losing this certification and camping in a position of comfort by continuing to sell Intel / Nvidia gaming PCs with the freedom to choose the components and devices. Intel, for its part, offers the Evo program, a guarantee of premium products in the ultra-mobile segment.
Guillaume HenriPassionate about new technologies, especially PCs and their components.
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