This is an immediate setback for performance, as is the slow V140 processor. On the left is a CPU-Z dump from a sub-$400 HP Compaq CQ62 with a single-core AMD CPU and the aforementioned Mobility Radeon HD 4250, which uses the laptop’s working RAM instead of proprietary video RAM. AMD-based laptops with the integrated HD 4250 are a dime a dozen these days, so we figured it might be interesting to see what they are capable of. AMD, on the other hand, has the ATI legacy to lean on, so their driver support is in another league. Unfortunately the driver support still stinks. There are different kinds of integrated though Intel has their theoretically decent IPGs that should – at least in theory – be able to play World of Warcraft and other less demanding games at playable framerates. However, the fact remains that most laptops still ship with integrated graphics just because it’s a cheap and power-efficient solution. Integrated graphics are generally considered useless for gaming, and this is obviously true if you compare them with high-end gaming machines like the new Alienware lineup or any other genuine gaming laptop. It’s always interesting to see what kind of performance you can squeeze out of low-end hardware.
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