[X-bit] : AMD (CPU + GPU) combo comparison ...

PoBoy · August 9, 2008, 4:04am

Allows you to compare one AMD (CPU + GPU) combo with another.

Digit-Life - Graphics Card + Processor - Page 2: Tests, calculator

Today our objective is to increase game resolutions to 1680x1050 and add the most resource-consuming modern games. This time we’ll use graphics cards with GPUs from AMD (to keep in balance with the previous article focused on solutions from NVIDIA). The role of processors with various performance levels is also given to AMD Athlon 64 X2 products (they performed quite well versus Core 2 Duo in our tests, even regardless of the price difference between motherboards. Just don’t tell the fans :).

GPUs:

Radeon HD3650 512MB GDDR3
Radeon HD3850 256MB GDDR3
Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3
Radeon HD3870 512MB GDDR3
Radeon HD3870 512MB GDDR4
Radeon HD3870 512MB GDDR4 Toxic,
Radeon HD3870 X2 2x512MB GDDR3
Radeon HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5

CPUs:

Athlon X2 4800+ (2.5 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 Cache, HT2000)
Athlon X2 6000+ (3.0 GHz, 2 x 1 MB L2 Cache, HT2000).

See comments & conclusions also :
Digit-Life - Graphics Card + Processor - Page 3: Analysis, conclusions

Edit : oops ! it’s Digit-Life, not X-bit.

psdatta2005 · August 9, 2008, 4:22am

nice find wish they had for CPUs

forum67 · August 9, 2008, 6:04am

nice …gives a good idea about the performance of a LOW and HIGH END CPU and GPU combination.

SidhuScorpion · August 9, 2008, 6:09am

yea it shows “CPU bottleneck” when 4850 w/ X2 4800+ compared against 3870 w/ X2 6000+

_pappu · August 9, 2008, 6:29am

i show cpu bottleneck from experience(by gamervivek actually)

GRID

on his system

e2140@1.6ghz

3870 overclocked

1680X1050 max settings

16fps

e2140@3ghz

3870 overclocked

1680X1050 max settings

40fps

e2140@3ghz

3870 overclocked

1024X768 max settings

40fps

my system

e2140@3ghz

8600gt

1024X768 max settings

40fps

gamervivek · August 9, 2008, 8:29pm

lol,grid has its share of bottlenecks and so does crysis,70% usage for most of the time on gpu today
maybe its time for a 45nm plunge?