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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Review: Most Powerful Integrated Graphics

The Ryzen 7 8700G is a Zen 4, Ryzen 7000-class processor that also includes a Radeon 700M GPU on the same chip. AMD says the iGPU will...

www.techspot.com

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G Review: Zen 4 APUs with RDNA3 Graphics

www.anandtech.com

Ryzen 7 8700G und Ryzen 5 8600G im Test: Starke Desktop-APUs, aber noch zu teuer [Update]

Ryzen 8000G im Desktop: Wie schnell und effizient sind die CPU-Kerne von 8700G und 8600G? PCGH macht den Test und liefert wertvolle Eindrücke.

www.pcgameshardware.de

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G review

1080p gaming with integrated graphics. For real.

www.pcgamer.com

AMD Ryzen 8700G & 8600G im Test: Gaming, Multimedia, Apps

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G und Ryzen 5 8600G sind APUs mit Zen-4-CPU und RDNA-3-iGPU. Der Sprung gegenüber Ryzen 5000G mit Vega ist im Test groß.

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[mansoor1980]

has a good CPU but the igpu is severely underpowered

 

[Xyphie]

I just don't see who these are for. With the 7600 and up already featuring a basic GPU on the IO die with multiple display support, modern video decoding etc that takes care of the "I just need something that outputs to a monitor" crowd. If you buy it as a stop-gap until you can afford a GPU you just screw yourself over in the end by having a worse CPU. You basically have to really like the idea of a SFF computer without a dGPU while also enjoying playing games for it to really make sense.

 

[winjer]

has a good CPU but the igpu is severely underpowered

We can't expect an IGPU to have the same performance of a dedicated GPU.
Still, the 8700G is the fastest iGPU in the market, by a big margin.
Might not be the ideal solution for hardcore gamers. But for a kids PC, that can do homework and still some gaming at low settings, for cheap, this is a good option.
And further down the line, it can be upgraded with a dedicated GPU and still perform well, because the CPU is good enough.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

AMD is reportedly planning an APU with a real beefy gpu but that’s only for laptops afaik.

 

[MadchesterManc]

We can't expect an IGPU to have the same performance of a dedicated GPU.
Still, the 8700G is the fastest iGPU in the market, by a big margin.
Might not be the ideal solution for hardcore gamers. But for a kids PC, that can do homework and still some gaming at low settings, for cheap, this is a good option.
And further down the line, it can be upgraded with a dedicated GPU and still perform well, because the CPU is good enough.

That was my first thought when I seen almost 120fps on Fortnite with the HUB review, would make a great Series S kind of USFF PC for kids, or even a small retro box for emulation and older titles. Last time I used an APU was the A10-7850K in a small second PC so I could play something like Company of Heroes while waiting for rendering to finish on my main PC. APU based systems are ideal for secondary uses more than anything as they can be small & low power.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Aren't these basically the chips that are found in the ROG ally and Legion Go but with the TDP limits removed?

 

[winjer]

Aren't these basically the chips that are found in the ROG ally and Legion Go but with the TDP limits removed?

Yes, they are similar in CPU core, CU count, caches, etc.
There are differences, like the socket, support for LPDDR5 vs DDR5, and power limits.

 

[winjer]