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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B450M S2H |
| Cooling | Scythe Kotetsu Mark II |
| Memory | 2 x 16GB SK Hynix CJR OEM DDR4-3200 @ 4000 20-22-20-48 |
| Video Card(s) | Colorful RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 |
| Storage | 250GB WD BLACK SN750 M.2 + 4TB WD Red Plus + 4TB WD Purple |
| Display(s) | AOpen 27HC5R 27" 1080p 165Hz curved VA |
| Case | AIGO Darkflash C285 |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative SoundBlaster Z + Kurtzweil KS-40A bookshelf / Sennheiser HD555 |
| Power Supply | Great Wall GW-EPS1000DA 1kW |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder Essential |
| Keyboard | Cougar Attack2 Cherry MX Black |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2 |
I purchased 5700G few days ago and say what the heck why not give this APU a test, last time I'm using AMD GPU is in 2016 with Vega56, I wanted to see the driver and it's stability and control panel looks like.
I like that during installation you can opt for 'Minimal install' and it gives simple but usable control panel like nvidia old school control panel. Though one thing is lacking is gamma control which I use.
Onto gaming, first I thought of using my 15 inch 1024x768 monitor because my motherboard got VGA port but what the heck lets see how it handle FHD resolutions in new-ish games. RAM speed is 3666MHz CL19, no fancy RAM here just OEM Hynik CJR RAM. You see the RAM is very low because I set it 64MB in BIOS, it still use more since it share the RAM anyway, no weird texture popups from I can see.
Cyberpunk2077 works at low details, with FSR or XeSS it works well getting around 30-ish fps. It's more than I expected. At this point CPU still boosting and I not yet overclock the iGPU. Frametime is stable and no random spikes.
I try Witcher 3, this is version 1.32 before the raytracing patch. At high setting but shadow at low, it runs ok-ish at 30-40fps. It can get hard for heavy combat but hey this is not bad at all.
Next is Metro Exodus. FHD at medium, it got 30-50fps. I overclock it slightly to 2200MHz and disable turbo, the 8 core CPU at 3.7GHz won't bottleneck this iGPU. Look at that frametime is very stable, no hitching or stutter.
So yeah this little kinda old APU is still not bad for gaming even at FHD resolution on modern-ish games. I use old AMD APU on HP laptop before, AMD A10-9600P setting that laptop up for gaming is tough with very small power budget and weak CPU, AMD has come a long way since that time. I hope they will continue better with next iteration of gaming APU for desktop. Driver is stable, no crashing, control panel open as quickly as I click when right clicking. All looks well. I think it's safe for me to buy new AMD GPU next
I like that during installation you can opt for 'Minimal install' and it gives simple but usable control panel like nvidia old school control panel. Though one thing is lacking is gamma control which I use.
Onto gaming, first I thought of using my 15 inch 1024x768 monitor because my motherboard got VGA port but what the heck lets see how it handle FHD resolutions in new-ish games. RAM speed is 3666MHz CL19, no fancy RAM here just OEM Hynik CJR RAM. You see the RAM is very low because I set it 64MB in BIOS, it still use more since it share the RAM anyway, no weird texture popups from I can see.
Cyberpunk2077 works at low details, with FSR or XeSS it works well getting around 30-ish fps. It's more than I expected. At this point CPU still boosting and I not yet overclock the iGPU. Frametime is stable and no random spikes.
I try Witcher 3, this is version 1.32 before the raytracing patch. At high setting but shadow at low, it runs ok-ish at 30-40fps. It can get hard for heavy combat but hey this is not bad at all.
Next is Metro Exodus. FHD at medium, it got 30-50fps. I overclock it slightly to 2200MHz and disable turbo, the 8 core CPU at 3.7GHz won't bottleneck this iGPU. Look at that frametime is very stable, no hitching or stutter.
So yeah this little kinda old APU is still not bad for gaming even at FHD resolution on modern-ish games. I use old AMD APU on HP laptop before, AMD A10-9600P setting that laptop up for gaming is tough with very small power budget and weak CPU, AMD has come a long way since that time. I hope they will continue better with next iteration of gaming APU for desktop. Driver is stable, no crashing, control panel open as quickly as I click when right clicking. All looks well. I think it's safe for me to buy new AMD GPU next