AMD vs INTEL AMD proves their hardware is better for pc gamers

Intel vs AMD

AMD has a video that proves their hardware makes for better games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0Of4PnpQk

here is a video

I saw this video before, it is an integrated GPU comparison folks; not CPU before anyone throws a fit.

If AMDs solution really can run Crysis on the lowest settings then I'm impressed, that is some suped up integrated graphics.

Better integrated graphics is always a good thing, it enables more people to try games that may lead them to later purchasing a proper GPU. If they cannot even get a game to run on their existing setup; it prevents them from trying gaming out.

Couple reasons this video means very little.

1. This is a comparison of integrated video solutions. No serious gamer is going to use this. If your a gamer you want a separate video card. Not the better of the two terrible solutions.

2. The AMD solution is the just released one. It's being compared to an old Intel solution. Wait until Intel releases their next generation and they will be able to show superior benchmarks. Neither would be meaningful because they are apples to oranges.

3. This video is AMD demo-ing their own equipment, not a third party benchmark. Any chance they picked the games they do best with? Any chance they tweak and optimize their hardware to get the results they want while running the Intel hardware out of the box?

The World in Conflict test is kind of a crock. The settings are very noticeably higher on the Intel chipset than on the AMD one, to make the framerate difference look more noticeable (I'm sure the 780 does perform much better, but they wanted to make sure the ignorant people watching [since mostly only ignorant people are going to get a PC with integrated graphics] saw major chugging for Intel and smoothness for AMD).

Also, the "because Intel doesn't have a triple-core processor" line made me laugh. Such marketing BS. The most powerful tri-core out there (X3 8750) is still considerably less powerful than an E6550 in most games, with the exception of those that take advantage of multi-threading really well.

That is still impressive if the 780 can run Crysis on low like that. That would put it at or just below the power of an 8500GT. Not bad for integrated.

Overall, a crappy, cheated test for any kind of comparison. But at the very least, it shows that it should be able to run games in the next year or so at their lowest settings at least, which is a good thing.

1. This is a comparison of integrated video solutions. No serious gamer is going to use this. If your a gamer you want a separate video card. Not the better of the two terrible solutions.giantraddish

To existing gamers no, to none gamers lending a game from a friend to try out; whether they can actually play it can be the determining factor on acquiring an interest in gaming on PC. Getting into PC gaming requires a financial investment with gaming ready hardware, if they can get a taster without spending money it could be the encouragement they need.

Not everyone, such as my brother, cares about the graphics. As long as the game is playable they will enjoy the experience, after a while they may decide to buy a proper GPU. Having the option of playing a game on low is better than no option at all.