One of the upcoming Ryzen 9000G processors just got tested on FurMark, revealing the performance potential of the RDNA 3.5-based iGPU for desktop.
An "Unknown" AMD APU Got Tested in FurMark; Possibly a Gorgon Point Ryzen 9000G SKU, With Performance On Par With The Radeon 780M
A new AMD Ryzen CPU was recently benchmarked in FurMark, which supposedly doesn't have a name at the moment. The CPU is an AMD Engineering sample with product ID as "100-000001868-30_Y", which currently doesn't exist officially in AMD's catalog. It's likely referring to the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000G desktop APUs since the series has been in the talks recently. It's also one of the only CPU series that is going to be launched for the AM5 platform and brings powerful integrated graphics.
There are two test results, which not only reveal the iGPU performance but also some of the specs. For those who are unaware of FurMark, it's a program specifically designed for stress testing GPUs and is one of the most intensive apps out there. At 1440p, the iGPU scored 1097 points, which is around 1% higher than the Radeon 780M.
At 4K, the iGPU is slightly slower than the Radeon 780M by scoring 542 points, which is roughly 5% lower than the 566 points scored by the latter. Therefore, it's likely that the tested APU isn't the most powerful processor in the Ryzen 9000G lineup since the flagship RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 890M delivers roughly 17% higher performance than the Radeon 780M at 1080p in the FurMark OpenGL test.
We don't know about AMD's plans for Ryzen 9000G lineup and how many SKUs will be released. These APUs will be based on the Zen 5 architecture, but unlike the regular Ryzen 9000 series, their iGPU will get the latest RDNA 3.5 architecture for faster graphical performance. Now moving to the specifications, it appears that the iGPU can run at up to 3.1 GHz since in both cases, it goes beyond 3.0 GHz boost clock, which is already 100 MHz higher than the Radeon 890M.
The max power draw for the iGPU is 47W at full load at 1440p and 50W at 4K. This is slightly above the 46W of max power draw of the Radeon 890M. Hence, the scores do appear to be lower than what they should be, but keep in mind that this is one of the early eng. Samples and the scores should eventually improve. AMD's Ryzen 9000G, aka Gorgon Point, desktop APUs are expected to arrive in Q4.
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