AMD Kaveri Review: A8-7600 and A10-7850K Tested
by Ian Cutress & Rahul Garg on January 14, 2014 8:00 AM ESTProcessor Graphics: Compute and Synthetics
Our GPU Compute tests are designed to stress the integrated graphics of the system using old and new GPU tools. This is where the benefits of Kaveri should come in – if a benchmark is programmed to take advantage of the GCN architecture then the relevant speed up should be observed. In none of the GCN benefits have any use then we are relying on pure grunt to get the top scores.
CompuBench CL Fluid GPU + Computer Vision GPU
CompuBench CL is an OpenCL compute benchmark designed to test some common in-use algorithms. Due to the way it is designed, any OpenCL compatible device can run the benchmarks, and as such we have run both the Fluid Dynamics and Computer Vision portions on the CPU and integrated graphics on each processor we have tested. Here are the GPU results.
GCN really wins out here, showcasing how important OpenCL compliance can be to extract potential compute.
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keveazy - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
Compete to do heavy software and GAMING. My motherboard only costs $60. Of course I "checked". Intel is not stupid. Their 4600 is not meant for gaming and they Don't boast about it. I use a dedicated GPU to run games.AMD keeps on advertising their igpu that it can run today's games like battlefield 4 on 1080p. Yeah, on Low settings...... Even the PS4's gpu is better than that.
YuLeven - Thursday, January 16, 2014 - link
If general tasks and gaming is on stake here, I say buy a cheap Pentium G for US$65 and a HD 7770GE for US$110 (today's price at newegg). The SSD too, of course. Voilá, you have fast general tasks and a GPU that makes the A10-7850K's GPU look like a toy.just4U - Thursday, January 16, 2014 - link
Your I5 costs $200ish.. sales might get that down to 185 if your lucky.. I rarely see it though.keveazy - Saturday, January 18, 2014 - link
I bought my I5 4440 for $175 dude. you serious?Laststop311 - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
the 45 watt one oe 65 watt once would make an awesome htpc loaded withh all the old school emulators and so,e mew games with controllers.JDG1980 - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
Old-school emulators will work fine on almost any modern system, including one with Intel's integrated graphics.fox1986 - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
Would it be possible to make a fm2 motherboard with 6 display outputs?fteoath64 - Sunday, January 19, 2014 - link
"with 6 display outputs?". Buy a Netfinity 6 port Gpu card and stick it on the PCIe X16 slot and you are set. There was one Netfinity card that had 5 miniDP ports and a DVI connector, if I am not mistaken.figus77 - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
"It is interesting to note that at the lower resolutions the Iris Pro wins on most benchmarks, but when the resolution and complexity is turned up, especially in Sleeping Dogs, the Kaveri APUs are in the lead."It's simple... al low resolution and detail the raw power of the i5 crush the A10 when there is not GPU bottleneck...
duploxxx - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
that could be tested inserting an equal discrete GPU on to both systems....