The AMD A8-3500M APU Review: Llano Is Unleashed

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Code-named Llano, AMD’s first desktop-class APU arrives today. This single-chip combination of the Stars CPU architecture and Radeon graphics brings unique strengths (and weaknesses) to the table, and we’re here to compare them to Intel's Sandy Bridge.

Game Benchmarks: Anti-Aliasing

Intel’s HD Graphics 3000 engine and AMD’s A8-3500M GPU are both starved for bandwidth compared to the Radeon HD 6630M with its dedicated memory.

In any case, this is the last of our game benchmarks, and it’s clear that the A8-3500M has a colossal performance advantage over the Core i5-2520M when it comes to gaming.

Don Woligroski
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.