So what happens to the laptop market if intel pairs an amd chip to ALL high end laptop parts? The way I see it intel is taking a jab at nvidia with this amd deal and if they really want it to sting then why not pair an amd chip to the entire high end line? A few things could happen
1. Gaming laptops move to a thinner, lighter world with amd being the primary graphics provider (least likely I think)
2. Nvidia chips still get put in high end laptops but now there's an amd chip along for the ride (mGPU gets really interesting).
3. High end laptops move to a lower tier of cpu in order to not have the extra gpu (marketing becomes weird).
4. A mix of 1 and 2
Just to be clear I'm not saying this will happen, but I think it's worth considering.
1. Gaming laptops move to a thinner, lighter world with amd being the primary graphics provider (least likely I think)
2. Nvidia chips still get put in high end laptops but now there's an amd chip along for the ride (mGPU gets really interesting).
3. High end laptops move to a lower tier of cpu in order to not have the extra gpu (marketing becomes weird).
4. A mix of 1 and 2
Just to be clear I'm not saying this will happen, but I think it's worth considering.