I heard that new chip is the first notebook chip to actually have 3d support. I am not sure how well the 2d performance compares, but in the past, even if a notebook said "supports 3d" or something, it actually didn't. I guess the "chip" may have supported 3d, but often the integration to the notebook prevented it from functioning. The chip you mention is supposed to kick butt and if I were in the market for a notebook again, I would insist that it had one.