Today we get more looks at the soon to be released AMD 690 chipset, starting off with Legit Reviews.  They find the reference boards they reviewed perfect for HTPC applications as it is the only chipset that supports simultaneous independent outputs of DVI and HDMI.   The gamers are not going to be impressed by the performance of the IGP but it certainly outperforms the old NVIDIA 430 chipset.
“It was great to see AMD’s 690G beat out the NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE and do so at a lower level of power consumption on games like Quake 4, F.E.A.R. and Company of Heroes. When it comes to the performance level of the integrated graphics it’s clear that AMD has taken the lead for the time being. The feather in AMD’s hat is the native support of HDMI and DVI outputs, which is a big deal for those looking to build a home theater personal computer (HTPC). The AMD 690G is currently the only platform on the market where you can have simultaneous independent digital outputs of DVI and HDMI…”

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