Game Benchmarks: Flight Sim And RTS
Even at the lowest details, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. is a gorgeous game. And judging from the frame rates, all of our contenders can handle 1024x768, while only the GeForce 8200 and Intel G45 are too slow for 1280x1024.
Trying the DirectX 10 version of the same game slows all of these platforms down. The G45 is knocked out entirely and the GeForce 8200 barely hangs in there at 1024x768.
Note that we benchmarked the 785G twice at stock speeds: once at DirectX 10 settings and once with the DirectX 10.1 option enabled. The DirectX 10.1 setting didn't result in increased performance, and in fact dropped FPS by a couple frames.
The 790GX and overclocked 785G excel in this game, even at 1280x1024.
Now for our real-time strategy (RTS) title, World in Conflict. At the low detail setting, all IGPs provide playable performance at 1024x768, although the GeForce 8200 and G45 are touch and go. At 1280x1024, these two contenders are knocked out, while the rest of the options remain playable.
Switching to medium details really slows things down to a crawl. The G45 couldn't run this setting without massive graphical corruption, so we had to give it a zero in this benchmark. None of the other contenders could muster playable FPS numbers.
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just want to give you guys a heads up, meybe you wanna look into it:
AMD 785G Update - Multi-Channel LPCM is not Available
or at least thats what AMD says accordign to anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=629
Great article..thanks for including the GPGPU benchmarks
Be nice to see those vs. the fastest i7 and it's respective power draw.
Fair do's to AMD. They've bounced back, and given the market some products that can compete with both Intel (CPU's) and nVidia (GPU's). Seems like it's only nVidia that has kept Intel's head above water in the GPU market..the G45 couldn't even play Blue-Ray properly, let alone produce decent frame rates even in slightly older games.
If I was in AMD's shoes right now I'd push the advantage of GPGPU processing, in addition to low-cost Athlon II/Phenom II processors. Only thing that doesn't appeal to me is the naming conventions, which confuse the user into thinking higher numbers mean more performance..that really turned me off nVidia. The 785G is alright because it suggests a slightly modified design rather than a brand new one (nice to see them squeezing everything out of it and developing even better drivers), but the integrated HD4200 being slower than HD3300? Hmm, c'mon guys..that might cheese off a few people.
Finally, the article does lead me to ask: is nVidia doing the 9400 for AM3? If not, is it down to some competition law or something? The 8200 game results look very weak..they're even on par with the Intel G45 on occasion. An nVidia 9 series IGP for the AMD platform would obviously be better.
p.s.
I think Mother Earth is far better served by the US population, which is predicted to mushroom in a relatively short space of time..I'll settle for the lesser evil I think, and get that shiny new CPU.
I think Mother Earth is far better served by the US population, which is predicted to mushroom in a relatively short space of time..I'll settle for the lesser evil I think, and get that shiny new CPU.
I think you've missed out the words "not" and "cloud" from your quote
Anandtech is reporting that retail 785G motherboards typically won't actually support multi-channel LPCM. Any truth to this?
AMD chips still can't run standard windows Apps properly without cashing, so as far as I am concerned, Intel is a solid winner.
(every AMD I have been on has had an issue with some very basic program, ranging from Nero Burning Rom to something as simple as Microsoft Word (03/07))
Hey, this review is giving me ideas....
and now i'm slightly confused...
I was going to assemble an intel 5200+ Biostar g41 for a simple home use PC, but now I am seriously considering 785G. I am not really into gaming. All I want is a graphic good enough to play bluray with good onboard sound card.
Anyway, keep up the good work. This is the kind of review which a novice like me am looking at and depending upon when trying to buy a new PC. Thanks!!