1080p Gaming Performance
On the previous two pages, we looked at 720p performance, which is the sweet spot for these iGPUs. However, we did want to see what would happen if you tried to play games at 1080p, which is a very common and standard resolution to want to achieve in gaming. We went into this of course knowing 1080p would be a pain the butt to try, but we had to know if it was even in the realm of possibility. Perhaps with FSR in the games that support it will be the difference in making it playable? Let’s see.
Dying Light 2
Similar to our testing on the first page, we are using a manual run-through in the open world, jumping from roof to roof, and going down to the ground.
We didn’t expect this to go well considering it was already extremely slow at 720p on “Low” settings. So of course, it is even worse at 1080p naturally. The game is literally as low as it can go at 1080p, and the 12900K with Intel UHD 770 is averaging 10, yes 10FPS. The minimums were in the low single-digits, it was painful. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Vega 8 technically did better, but still also a big pain. It averaged 16FPS and was 55% faster than the 12900K with UHD 770. Both iGPUs are incredibly bottlenecked in this brand new game, they can’t handle it.
Forza Horizon 5
Hey, you know what, Forza Horizon 5 wasn’t half bad on the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics at 1080p. Here at the “Low” setting it averaged 50FPS and was very playable and smooth at 1080p. In fact, we were able to raise it up to “Medium” settings before it dropped to 30FPS at 1080p. This is actually pretty amazing, cause that means you can enjoy the game at a higher resolution. It’s 108% faster than the 12900K with Intel UHD 770.
Battlefield 2042
The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Vega 8 performed better than we thought it would in this game at 1080p. Granted it is at “Low” settings, but it was around 30FPS and the game wasn’t choppy. This is much better than the 12900K with UHD 770, 93% faster in fact.
Cyberpunk 2077
In Cyberpunk 2077 at 108op, we are playing at the “Low” graphics setting. The Intel Core i9-12900K with Intel UHD Graphics 770 is a real pain here, even just to get the run-through done at 11FPS average. FSR doesn’t help it much at 15FPS. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Vega 8 isn’t much better at 22FPS, though technically that’s 98% faster. What’s really interesting though is turning on FSR with the 5700G and Vega 8, FSR improves performance by 33% and brings performance up to 30FPS. The game is actually somewhat usable.
Horizon Zero Dawn
In Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p and “Favor Performance” the 12900K with UHD 770 is terrible, and FSR only brings that up about 4FPS average. However, on the Ryzen 7 5700G with Vega 8 it’s closer to 30FPS and is 87% faster than the 12900K. Turning on FSR improves performance and takes us over the 30FPS mark, making the game usable somewhat.
Watch Dogs Legion
Watch Dogs Legion is not playable at 1080p even at “Low” settings. The Ryzen 7 5800G with Vega 8 is 93% faster than the 12900K with Intel UHD 770.