Also get 49fps in BG3, 119fps in CS2, and 41fps in Cyberpunk 2077 using the new AMD Ryzen 8700G, all without the need for an extra CPU cooler.

AMD’s new CPU hits 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card::Also get 49fps in BG3, 119fps in CS2, and 41fps in Cyberpunk 2077 using the new AMD Ryzen 8700G, all without the need for an extra CPU cooler.

  • Poutinetown@lemmy.caEnglish
    920·
    5 months ago

    It’s about the same performance as a 1050ti, which is a 2016 gpu. It’s still very much behind entry level discrete gpus like Rx 6600.

    Might make sense for a laptop or mini pc, but dont really see the point for desktop considering the price.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      5 months ago

      I think I might be the target market. I’m very happy with my 1070. I need a CPU and mobo upgrade imminently. I might just snag this and not think about a discrete GPU for a while.

        • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          Yes but it’s a GPU inside a chip that is also a CPU and at the size of a cpu. Look at any modern graphics card, or even the ones its being compared to which are huge cards.

      • Poutinetown@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        This is exactly why I said it may make sense for laptops, where mobile chips like rx6600 mobile will still be better performance wise, but you don’t have to worry about thermal throttling with igpus. This is nice for graphics intensive tasks on the go, but with the right laptop design I think a dedicated mobile GPU will still be the better option as a mobile workstation.

        If the 15in laptop is too big, there’s many 14in laptops with mobile GPUs better than iGPUs; again, at the cost of increased thermal throttling. So if your goal is to play a game on battery with the laptop on your lap, and you want to optimize for price and size, then an APU will make sense.