AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G Review: Zen 4 APUs with RDNA3 Graphics

dGPU Gaming Performance: 1440p

In our Ryzen 7000 series review, we saw users commenting about testing games for CPU reviews at 1440p, so we have duly obliged here. Those interested in 1440p performance with minimal image quality – particularly the esports crowd – will be glad to know that we will be testing at this resolution going forward into 2023 and beyond.

We are using DDR5-5200 memory as per the JEDEC specifications on the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G, as well as DDR4-3200 on the Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G. The same methodology is also used for the AMD Ryzen 7000 series and Intel's 14th, 13th, and 12th Gen processors. Below are the settings we have used for each platform:

• DDR5-5200 CL22 - Ryzen 8000G
• DDR4-3200 CL44 - Ryzen 5000G
• DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 14th & 13th Gen
• DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
• DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen

Civilization VI

Borderlands 3

Red Dead Redemption 2

F1 2022

Hitman 3

Total War: Warhammer 3

At 1440p, performance here depends on how well the game or title is optimized for CPU cores. In games like Total War Warhammer 3 and F1 2022, the Ryzen 8000G APUs paired with a powerful discrete graphics card don't lag behind other chips. In titles such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Borderlands 3, we can see that this isn't the case, and the AMD Phoneix port to desktop does suffer here. This is not the target market for an APU, so keep that in mind.

With STAPM limitations removed, we see nearly identical performance when testing with a discrete graphics card as we did with STAPM implemented.