AMD will soon offer a new range of APUs – these processors with high-performance graphics solution – at very low consumption.
Only a few days after the launch of the Ryzen 8000G range, AMD decided to drive the point home with processors with very similar ambitions, but with even lower consumption.
While the Ryzen 8000G displays a TDP of 65 watts, the 8000GE is only at 35 watts and still offers the excellent Zen 4 / RDNA 3 duo even if the operating frequencies have been lowered.
Engineering sample and beta BIOS
For now, despite confirmations from various sources regarding the release of these processors – at least four seem planned – no information from AMD and, above all, no precise launch date.
Still, a certain GucksTV indicates that he was able to get his hands on what we call a engineering sample – a preview – of the Ryzen 8700GE model, the most powerful in the new range. The guy obviously didn’t hesitate to test it and even if things could be more complete, he already gives us some interesting indications.
First of all, it is noted that the 8700GE only worked, as a base, with RAM at 5200 MT/s while the 8700G happily accepts 6400 MT/s. It turns out that a BIOS update – in beta version – was enough to remove this limitation. We can bet that final versions of BIOS will arrive quickly.
Just over 50°C under load
GucksTV also pointed out that despite lower base frequencies than the 8700G, the Ryzen 8700GE is capable of reaching the same 5.1 GHz in boost. Rather reassuring.
Cinebench R23 and 3DMark Time Spy to test the 8700GE © VideoCardz
Of course, the TDP is consistent with what was expected: 35 watts for consumption measured at 40 watts maximum on Cinebench R15. This is the first good point because the 8700G clocks in at 88 watts on the same test. The 8700GE only heats up very little at 52.6°C on this test when the 8700G reaches 70.5°C. Second good point.
Numerous tests were conducted by GucksTV which unfortunately did not measure games to use the iGPU. The fact remains that in the tests carried out, the 8700GE behaves more than honorably. It is logically behind, performance-wise, compared to the 8700G: between 0% and -28%, but its consumption plunges to -52%.
It will obviously be necessary to see in more detail what it gives during a test that we hope to be able to offer you, but the Ryzen 8700GE is well on its way to offering an interesting alternative to the 8700G.
Source : VideoCardz
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