Test Setup

System Hardware

Component	Name
AMD Platform AM2+ (AMD 780G)	Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (Rev.1.0) AMD 780G, BIOS: F3
AMD Platform AM2 (AMD 690G)	Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H (Rev.1.0) AMD 690G, BIOS: 1001 (03/13/2007)
Memory	2x 1GB A-Data DDR2-1066+ Vitesta Extreme Edition
Blu-Ray ROM	LG GGC-H20L, SATA150
Graphics Card I	Asus 2600XT GPU: 800 MHz Memory: 256 MB DDR3 (700 MHz, 128 Bit)
Graphics Card II	MSI X1300 GPU: 450 MHz Memory: 128 MB DDR (200 MHz, 128 Bit)
Graphics Card III	MSI X1300 GPU: 600 MHz Memory: 256 MB DDR2 (500 MHz, 64 Bit)
Power Supply	Coolermaster RS850-EMBA ATX 2.2, 850 W

• 18 – Test Setup
  

  1. 1 – AMD's New 780G Chipset
  2. 2 – HD3400 in the Northbridge with additional Memory
  3. 3 – Smooth HD Playback with a Sempron 3200+
  4. 4 – HD-Video Benchmarks: Only 21.90 % CPU Load on a 3800+
  5. 5 – Output: Dual-Monitor, HDMI, Up to 4 Monitors
  6. 6 – Quad-Monitor Configuration
  7. 7 – Hybrid-Crossfire
  8. 8 – Overclocking the graphics core by 90%
  9. 9 – Benchmarks - The HD3200 Graphics Unit of the 780G
  10. 10 – Benchmarks - Warhammer, Prey and Supreme Commander
  11. 11 – Benchmark Analysis - 3.5 times faster than the 690G
  12. 12 – Benchmark Analysis - 65% more Performance through Hybrid-Crossfire
  13. 13 – Power Consumption - 42 Watts when Idle at System Level
  14. 14 – Power Consumption - 73 Watts during Blu-ray Playback
  15. 15 – Southbridge - SB700 with 14 USB and 6 SATA Ports
  16. 16 – Cost of a basic HD-Capable System
  17. 17 – 24 Boards from 13 Companies Announced
  18. 18 – Test Setup
  19. 19 – Benchmark Settings
  20. 20 – Conclusion – Very fast on-board Graphics with HD Video Support
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