Discrete GPU Gaming Tests

4K Minimum with RTX 2080 Ti

By contrast to 1080p Max, our 4K Minimum testing aims at finding differences between CPUs at a playable resolution. There is still pixels to churn, but the 2080 Ti should at least be hitting 60 FPS in most games here.

A full list of results at various resolutions and settings can be found in our Benchmark Database.

(a-3) Chernobylite - 4K Low - Average FPS

No real change in Chernobylite.

(b-5) Civilization VI - 4K Min - Average FPS(b-6) Civilization VI - 4K Min - 95th Percentile

Civilization 6 gets a smaller increase in performance here than the 1080p Maximum test, but there's still a benefit over the previous generation. That being said, the AMD desktop CPUs with more cache pull ahead a lot here.

(c-5) Deus Ex MD - 4K Min - Average FPS(c-6) Deus Ex MD - 4K Min - 95th Percentile

Deus Ex seems to come to an asymptotic limit, and while the 4000G APUs were behind the curve, the 5000G APUs are solidly there.

(e-5) Final Fantasy 15 - 4K Standard - Average FPS

All CPUs pretty much hit a limit in FF15 above and Far Cry 5 below.

(i-5) Far Cry 5 - 4K Low - Average FPS(i-6) Far Cry 5 - 4K Low - 95th Percentile

(k-5) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - Average FPS(k-6) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - 95th Percentile

GTA 5 hits an odd glitchy mess around 180 FPS, and the new 5000G CPUs can push the RTX 2080 Ti in that direction a bit further - at this point it's probably best to start cranking up some detail to avoid it.

Discrete GPU Gaming Tests: 1080p Max with RTX 2080 Ti Integrated Graphics Tests: Finding 60 FPS
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  • GeoffreyA - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    Yes, great follow-up article, that.
  • nemi2 - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    Does anyone know if these 5x00G support 4k HDR, VVR, at 120Hz? I see some B550 MB advertise HDMI 2.1
  • id4andrei - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    An overclocking section would be nice, with a focus on the iGPU only.
  • Gasaraki88 - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    I'm worried about the performance of the Steam Deck.
  • nandnandnand - Saturday, August 7, 2021 - link

    https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-decks-rdna2-gpu-...
  • Fulljack - Monday, August 9, 2021 - link

    Steam Deck uses the much faster LPDDR5-5500 RAM and much powerful RDNA2 iGPU.
  • mode_13h - Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - link

    Yeah, but its iGPU is still 8 CUs. I think it's telling they went with 1280x800 resolution. Probably enough for a screen that size, and framerates are reportedly good.

    I do kinda wish they'd gone with a bigger iGPU, but maybe silicon prices these days pushed too hard against that. I think their goal should be to counter a plausible next-gen Nintendo Switch, and I'm not confident they got there.

    Unlike Sony & MS, Valve can't afford to sell the hardware at a loss. The upside of that is that Valve isn't making it a walled garden. So, you should be able to load and run non-Steam software on it!
  • GreenReaper - Monday, August 16, 2021 - link

    Compared to everything else in that form factor, it should be great. You probably won't be able to run most modern games at High and hit a solid 60FPS, or perhaps even 30FPS. But Medium might work. Meanwhile the competition is on Low with a few extra tweaks, and running games specifically designed for it (and likely costing a lot more). Heck, you might even be able to emulate them.
  • The_Assimilator - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    Way too expensive, especially when you consider these chips lose out on PCIe 4.0 and are still using the ancient and terrible Vega.
  • pman6 - Thursday, August 5, 2021 - link

    i've used a prebuilt 5700G system, and for some reason, the Intel rocket lake runs smoother in certain applications like stock trading and java based apps.
    The only downside is that Intel is a power hog

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