I have a 2700u notebook, it was cheap, most demanding game I wanted to run on it was Overwatch, which is does okay at 720P, but I think it's bandwidth starved.
I would upgrade to a 4700u in a heartbeat if it offers a big uptick in performance, the 3700u was a side grade not worth bothering with.
Doesn't sound like complaining, just sounds like he's sharing his experiences. LPDDR4x should solve the bandwidth issue on Renoir. AMD is claiming 54 fps at 1080p, low settings on Overwatch with the 4800U. But if you really want a major upgrade obviously go with a dedicated GPU.
Does your notebook have dual-channel RAM? It should manage Overwatch pretty well with it, but without it would definitely struggle. If it has a free slot, throwing in another stick of RAM is your best bet for a relatively inexpensive and very effective upgrade.
Cooling is the other problem that tended to affect earlier 2700U devices. Not much to be done for that besides a paste swap.
Failing all that, hopefully the 4700U should be a good future option!
Apparently you didn't read the full article. Navi iGPUs will have to wait for the 5000 series of AMD APUs. These APUs all have Vega iGPUs. Higher clocked, fabbed at 7nm (and thus more power efficient), but still Vega.
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StevoLincolnite - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
I have a 2700u notebook, it was cheap, most demanding game I wanted to run on it was Overwatch, which is does okay at 720P, but I think it's bandwidth starved.I would upgrade to a 4700u in a heartbeat if it offers a big uptick in performance, the 3700u was a side grade not worth bothering with.
Jugotta Bichokink - Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - link
You bought a "cheap" mid-tier laptop "for gaming" and you're.... complaining. Gee.Throw him on the pile.
SolarBear28 - Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - link
Doesn't sound like complaining, just sounds like he's sharing his experiences. LPDDR4x should solve the bandwidth issue on Renoir. AMD is claiming 54 fps at 1080p, low settings on Overwatch with the 4800U. But if you really want a major upgrade obviously go with a dedicated GPU.Spunjji - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - link
Does your notebook have dual-channel RAM? It should manage Overwatch pretty well with it, but without it would definitely struggle. If it has a free slot, throwing in another stick of RAM is your best bet for a relatively inexpensive and very effective upgrade.Cooling is the other problem that tended to affect earlier 2700U devices. Not much to be done for that besides a paste swap.
Failing all that, hopefully the 4700U should be a good future option!
Santoval - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Apparently you didn't read the full article. Navi iGPUs will have to wait for the 5000 series of AMD APUs. These APUs all have Vega iGPUs. Higher clocked, fabbed at 7nm (and thus more power efficient), but still Vega.brakdoo - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
We don't know what the video decoder is. He didn't mean the whole GPU.neblogai - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
This is Vega, but with an even more advanced VDC than Navi chips.nandnandnand - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
These new Vega iGPUs are supposedly getting the same VCN 2.0 video engine that is in the Navi GPUs.RX 5500M (Navi mobile dGPU) has the video engine according to this page: https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeo...
So if you removed the iGPU from a laptop chip entirely and just have the discrete GPU handle everything graphics and video related, what's the harm?
brakdoo - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Power consumption is the problem. You can't get those 7-10h of battery life with discrete GPU on...That's the reason the igpu is never disabled in laptops (Intel and AMD) aside from a few desktop replacement devices.
neblogai - Monday, January 6, 2020 - link
Poor battery life- discrete GPUs idle at ~5W-7W.