First look: AMD Puma platform

That certainly doesn't mean AMD is doomed in the mobile market. The Griffin Turion has plenty of power for typical laptop applications, and the power saving design raises our hopes for impressive battery life.

The option of a powerful GPU could also attract casual gamers who would otherwise stick to a desktop. We hope to see a good range of Puma-based systems in the coming months.

But as and when we recommend one, that will be down to the laptop manufacturer as much as AMD. Like Spider before it, we fear that, as a concept, Puma is ultimately destined for irrelevance.

Author: Darien Graham-Smith