Need help choosing these 2 laptops for gaming?

kebbz

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Hi guys, im new here, not really sure if right section so yeah.
I need help deciding on these 2 laptops. I'm on a tight budget so im not interested in any intel laptops at all.

Laptop 1. HP G4.

Processor : AMD A8-3500M LIANO APU @1.5- 2.4GHZ
Graphics: 6480G Integrated + 6470M DEDICATED 1GB (with Dual Graphics)

Laptop 2 HP PROBOOK
Processor: AMD A8-4500M TRINITY APU @1.9- 2.8GHZ
Graphics: AMD RADEON 7640G Integrated only.

I really can't decide on either 2. Based on my research, Dual Graphics with the Dedicated Gpu boosts performance by only a little? The Trinity on the other hand offers more power than Liano (seen in benchmarks) but it doesnt have a dedicated gpu.

Another thing thats confusing me is this, based on Notebookcheck's Mobile Graphics card ranking list, the A8 Trinity's IGPU alone beats the 6480G + 7450M(Dual Graphics) in benchmarks and ranking.

Does this mean that if i get the HP probook, i'll get the performance of a Crossfired / Dual graphics HP G4 while only having an integrated gpu?

I'm aiming on running modern games like Crysis 2 and battlefield 3 on Low to medium Settings.

Any help appreciated.

Here are the rankings of both the APU and the Graphics Cards from notebookcheck.

LIANO:
A8-3500M - #161 (cpu ranking)
Radeon HD 6480g - #250 (Graphics card ranking)
Radeonn HD 6470M - #234 (Graphics card ranking)
Radeon HD 7450m - #232
Radeon HD 6480g +7450m dual graphics mode - #204


TRINITY:
A8-4500M - #157 (cpu ranking)
Radeon HD 7640G - #161 (Grahpics card ranking)

Trinity Apu also beats the A8 3500m slightly in majority of the benchmarks.
Which laptop gonna give me the performance i need?