A look into APU graphics performance in modern games.

[AtenRa]

It doesn't really matter how much faster the Kaveri GPU is since it still doesn't produce the performance that is anywhere near desirable for anyone trying to do a decent amount of gaming on their computer. This is the problem with APUs and the reason why they sell poorly: the iGPU's greater speed doesn't make a difference for Joe Average who just watches Youtube and checks facebook, but the iGPU is far, far too slow for anyone trying to play games from this decade.

Yeap,

 

[nathanddrews]

Zen+8GB HBM+Polaris 11 class GPU = console killer if they would make it

Yes, but at what cost? Also, isn't Xbone Two going to use Vega?

 

[Erenhardt]

That's the driver listed in their latest APU test, 19-20 months old software while AMD gets the benefit of the latest and greatest 16.7.3.

Well... Your theory collapses flat on its face. Explain this:

http://gamegpu.com/тест-apu/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2005-test-apu

Everyone had their sweet time to optimize drivers for this 10yr+ old game. Strange, the results resemble current games.

 

[Sweepr]

Well... Your theory collapses flat on its face. Explain this:
http://gamegpu.com/тест-apu/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2005-test-apu

Everyone had their sweet time to optimize drivers for this 10yr+ old game. Strange, the results resemble current games.

This is how Intel's recent iGPUs compare to the competition without crippled drivers:

Ouch, quite a bit different from GameGPU's misleading tests, where a 6700K's HD 530 (faster than Core i3's) is half as fast as A10-7870K's iGPU.

Yet for some reason you think it's completely fair to compare Broadwell/Skylake using very old drivers without proper support (January 2015?) to Kaveri using updated drivers, just because it suits your agenda.

 

[jpiniero]

Yet for some reason you think it's completely fair to compare Broadwell/Skylake using very old drivers without proper support (January 2015?) to Kaveri using updated drivers, just because it suits your agenda.

For a 10 year old game though?

I was wondering about Doom 2016, and apparently Intel has updated the driver enough for it to be playable on the 580 (Skylake NUC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLTpkSOBXHE. It's a little bit studdery, but it does manage to maintain 25-35 fps, this on 768 High. Seems like that would be competitive but I have a feeling they it's because the AMD APUs are really badly CPU limited. I wonder what the AMD APUs would do under Vulkan?

 

[Sweepr]

For a 10 year old game though?

Well another reason why GameGPU APU tests can't be taken seriously. Just look at their Worlds of Tanks scores on Intel iGPUs compared to the ones I posted (both 1080p Medium) - half the framerate.