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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Discrete GPU Gaming Performance — The TLDR
This class of chip isn't meant to be paired with a discrete GPU, but this could be useful info if you upgrade to a more powerful GPU in the future. We include these results for the sake of being complete, but the iGPU benchmarks on the preceding page are far more relevant for these APUs.
Below, you can see the geometric mean of our gaming tests at 1080p and 1440p, with each resolution split into its own chart. As per our standard policy, we tested with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 to reduce GPU-imposed bottlenecks as much as possible, but differences between test subjects will shrink with lesser cards or higher resolutions.
These are cumulative metrics of our dGPU test suite, so individual wins vary on a per-title basis, which you can see further below. Some of these same benchmarks appeared in our integrated GPU testing on the prior page, but we used (much) higher quality settings for the tests below.
We added a few of AMD's Ryzen 7000 models to the mix for this round of testing, and they clearly have much higher overall performance with a discrete GPU than the Ryzen 8000G models.
For instance, the eight-core Ryzen 7 7700X delivers 20% more performance at stock settings than the Ryzen 7 8700G, and even though the latter's overclock does improve its standing, the 7700X is also overclockable, which would provide it a further lead. Additionally, the less-expensive Ryzen 7 7600X also delivers 10% more performance than the 8700G. Both of these chips are available as 'non-X' models, the Ryzen 7 7700 and the Ryzen 5 7600, which are ~$30 less than their X-equipped counterparts yet provide nearly the same performance. We use the 'X' models as proxies, but you can find an even better deal and similar performance from the Zen 4 camp for less than shown here.
Intel's Core i5-13400 lands between the Ryzen 5 8600G and the Ryzen 7 8700G, with slim margins on either side. In contrast, the Core i5-14600K blows past both Ryzen 8000G processors, delivering 25% more 1080p gaming performance than the Ryzen 7 8700G.
The Ryzen 7 8700G is a big upgrade over its prior-gen siblings; it's 21% faster than the Ryzen 7 5700G and 25% faster than the Ryzen 5 4700G. Overclocking can also squeeze out an extra 4~5% performance, but that's a limited improvement compared to the cost it will add to your build.
The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G aren't the best options if you plan to use a discrete graphics card. Both AMD and Intel have much better options for systems focused on discrete GPUs.
We've included the full gaming benchmarks below, but given that this isn't the targeted use case for this chip, we'll skip the commentary.
Borderlands 3 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Cyberpunk 2077 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
F1 2023 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Far Cry 6 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Hitman 3 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Minecraft on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2021 on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Watch Dogs Legion on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Factorio on AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
