Our collection of videos comparing the AMD A8-3850 Llano APU to the Sandy Bridge-based Core i3-2105 have been very popular. We thought we would wrap up 2011 with one final video that looks at the integrated graphics solutions on both processors in five of the top games released in 2011. Here is what and how we compared them:
- Batman: Arkham City – 1920×1080 – Low
- Portal 2 – 1920×1080 – Very High
- Battlefield 3 – 1366×768 – Low
- Skyrim – 1920×1080 – Low
- Modern Warfare 3 – 1920×1080 – High
Not to give away the secret but…
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I don’t dispute the results,
I don’t dispute the results, but I would note the following:
1) this is on the top end Llano desktop part; on mobile the difference would be smaller due to lower graphics clocks on mobile Llano (~30% reduction). In addition, when Llano laptops are on battery mode, they drop clocks a further 30%. Thus, Llano performance for gaming on the go, the differences would be much smaller.
2) There are several Llano SKUs in both mobile and desktop – the lower end ones (A4, A6) have fewer SIMDs and lower performance than shown here.
3) Core i3 2105 can deliver playable frame rates for all of these titles except BF3 if you run a bit lower settings and/or resolutions. For example, in MW3, try running without MSAA instead of 2xAA. Maybe drop to 16×10 resolution or 13×7.
4) Ivybridge is coming soon…
Great Video . i like
Great Video . i like it.
Wrong Write In Article : Core i7-2105 ( i3 True)
fixed, thanks.
fixed, thanks.
so is the i7 2700k the
so is the i7 2700k the highest integrated gpucpu intel make?if so how does it compare in term of gaming performance vs the a8 highest offering?oh ryan no old on that thaugh just recalled that amd is releasing a higher version a8 3870 or such
ryan:from what i saw on the
ryan:from what i saw on the web it seems that in gaming the a8 beat anything intel send amd way if this is true.then this is probably the cheapest solution to get affordable gaming to the mass!as we know a8 3870 is coming out soon and with the fiasco of fx i bet this platform will get a lot of support from amd!
when i say anything i meant
when i say anything i meant gpucpu just in case some wise guy came with a gpu solution lol
also would be nice to see if
also would be nice to see if ram 1833 would make a difference for game since as we all know a8 3850 support those speed
You guys are much more
You guys are much more knowledgeable than the comments on YouTube! 🙂
Yes, we are compare the top end AMD APU versus a low-end Core i3 – but they are the same price, that is what matters to consumers most.