Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge microprocessor design is generating a lot of buzz, primarily because it'll integrate the chipmaker's high-end graphics technology with its CPUs. If it delivers as promised, Sandy Bridge could finally bring respectability to the term "integrated graphics," which has long been code for "crappy performance" -- at least as far as gamers and other power users were concerned.
Integrated graphics systems have long been standard in many consumer and business PCs, but they've gotten less respect than Rodney Dangerfield. Power snobs have knocked their feebleness at playing 3D games or running other graphics-intensive apps. Not only does Sandy Bridge offer better performance for HD video and 3D titles, it also provides better power management -- a big plus for laptops. Intel's new chips will ship in volume early next year.

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