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    Is a dedicated HD 6670 still better than an APU?

    Dudeman called it.
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    Is a dedicated HD 6670 still better than an APU?

    So I thought I would follow up with this for kicks and if anyone is curious. I ran three benchmarks from the basic (free) version of 3DMark for two different system configurations at stock speeds because apparently I have too much time on my hands: A8-7670k Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 / Radeon R7...
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    Is a dedicated HD 6670 still better than an APU?

    Or have APUs finally caught up in graphics power? I recently consolidated some older computer parts and built a little media machine for music and streaming. It has a A8-7670k, 8GB of DDR3 1866 RAM, and a 1GB DDR5 Radeon HD 6670 in it. It serves my needs just fine, but I was curious if the...
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    Would this CPU swap result in any noticeable gains?

    Open world games like GTA V now and Final Fantasy 15 likely afterwards if I can. I'd like to check out COD WW2, Assassins Creed: Origins, Battlefront 2 maybe... but nothing in particular. It takes me a while to play and finish anything so there are always plenty of titles available to look at.
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    Would this CPU swap result in any noticeable gains?

    Thanks, bud. I figured as much but checking benchmarks and whathaveyou it seemed the i5's were still quite a bit more powerful than the A8. I couldn't really find any real-world examples comparing their actual performance, though.
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    Would this CPU swap result in any noticeable gains?

    So I have two systems that I am considering swapping components: Light gaming rig A8-7670k GTX 1050 2x4GB G.Skill Ares DDR3 1833 (mobo has 2 slots) SSD Internet/music rig Pentium G620 Radeon HD 6670 4x2GB Hynix DDR3 1066 (mobo has 4 slots) SSD It occurred to me the other day that I might have...