Xe-LP GPU Performance: Final Fantasy XIV

Despite being one number less than Final Fantasy 15, because FF14 is a massively-multiplayer online title, there are always yearly update packages which give the opportunity for graphical updates too. In 2019, FFXIV launched its Shadowbringers expansion, and an official standalone benchmark was released at the same time for users to understand what level of performance they could expect. Much like the FF15 benchmark we’ve been using for a while, this test is a long 7-minute scene of simulated gameplay within the title. There are a number of interesting graphical features, and it certainly looks more like a 2019 title than a 2010 release, which is when FF14 first came out.

With this being a standalone benchmark, we do not have to worry about updates, and the idea for these sort of tests for end-users is to keep the code base consistent.

Final Fantasy XIV: 768p Minimum QualityFinal Fantasy XIV: 1080p Maximum Quality

This is an easy win for Intel.

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  • deil - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link

    not rip as intel did respond already few times taking their 5% lead back against ryzen stack.
    Remember this chip will fight against zen3, which should be ~20% gains on AMD side.
    This would be a great chip a year ago it would obliterate 3000 mobile on all fronts BUT against 4800u it seems like a strong contender, but it does not dethrone 4800u as best mobile chip, as you compare 15W with 28W here. This wins in thick bois, while AMD still is unrivaled for thin and light laptops.
  • FreckledTrout - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link

    Lets not go overboard there buddy. You have TGL in laptops beating AMD's almost 2 year old architectures since they run a little over a year behind using the prior generation architecture in the case of the GPU over 2 years old. When AMD moves to using current architectures in APU's I think things will be pretty darn close CPU side and AMD should win hands down with RDNA2.
  • senttoschool - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link

    Zen3 on mobile is probably at least 9 months away. So TGL is competing against Renoir.
  • AMDSuperFan - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link

    Fortunately we have Big Navi to help us out. I am looking forward to putting Intel back in their shoes with Big Navi.
  • Showtime - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link

    Who is "us" lol. Please go back to back AyMD reddit. We don't condone fanboism here.
  • San Pedro - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link

    I'm wondering if AMD is trying to push this forward.
    For now it seems like consumers can choose TGL or Renoir based on their use scenario.
  • AMDSuperFan - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link

    Would it not be glorious for Zen 3 to come in at 5 watts with 50% performance as we can expect? 20% isn't so much but 50% would really change things.
  • TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - link

    I wouldnt go that far. GPU wise Intel needs way more power to compete with the 15W reinor. Not to mention any laptop with sufficient thermal headroom can use thirde party software to raise TDP for ryzen 4000 mobile, gaining 15-20% performance in games.

    Other benchmarks go back and forth. On the surface intel might have a decent chip, but OEM implementation may not have the same performance.
  • Spunjji - Friday, September 18, 2020 - link

    You hit the nail on the head here - it's going to be *highly* dependent on how OEMs implement it. Still, good to see they finally sorted their process out - the efficiency of this is markedly improved, it's basically what I expected from Ice Lake in the first place.
  • AnarchoPrimitiv - Saturday, September 26, 2020 - link

    Maybe for literally 3 more weeks until Zen3 comes out, then it's just more embarrassment for Intel added to years of embarrassment... Being beaten by a company with less than a tenth of the resources, there's literally no excuse for it

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