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The types of laptops that are designed to run low-power, U-series processors simply aren’t intended for gaming, but that doesn’t stop us from trying.
Once again, the two AMD chips are inside 13-inch ASUS ZenBooks so are very, very comparable with their data running inside the Performance Power mode for both cases.
But the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 runs the Intel Core i7-1260P at notably lower power levels for longer-duration runs, so this limits the power-to-power comparison. With that said, it is a very reasonable laptop-to-laptop comparison given the similar weights and laptop sizing for the Intel and AMD competing solutions.
Running F1 2021 under its Medium image quality preset results in actually playable and competent frame rates on the Ryzen 7 6800U’s Radeon 680M iGPU. 60 FPS average is more than enough, so we could happily crank up the image quality a little higher. This is a very large improvement versus the Vega-based iGPU inside the Ryzen 7 5800U.
Intel’s power-restricted solution was more-or-less single-digit FPS in Far Cry 6, so we have omitted its data. The RDNA2-based Ryzen 7 6800U once again delivers a sizable performance improvement versus its Vega-based predecessor.
Here, we are running at the lowest image quality settings and get a mid-30s average on the Ryzen 7 6800U at 1080p. That’s probably OK for some casual gaming, but the Ryzen 7 5800U would have to reduce its rendering resolution. So, the 6800U’s performance uplift holds even more value with that point in mind.
Old, but still a fan favourite, GTA V is now very much playable across a variety of modern hardware. That’s representative of many games that people play when away from their dedicated gaming desktop or laptop.
The new RDNA2-based Radeon 680M solution delivers an excellent 94 FPS average with a 1% low above 60 FPS. That is outstanding performance and means there is plenty of opportunity to increase image quality and gameplay settings beyond the lowest levels that we tested with – far more ability to improve the gameplay experience than with the older Ryzen 7 5800U, which in itself was also competent.
Once again, we see competent light gaming performance from the Ryzen 7 6800U in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Here, it’s probably fair to say that the new AMD processor is the difference between a borderline playable experience at 1080p and a perfectly reasonable 44 FPS average. The performance uplift versus the Ryzen 7 5800U is just that good.
Of course, there’s plenty of horsepower available for casual gaming with less demanding titles, even at 1080p. But seeing the Ryzen 7 6800U and its Radeon 680M integrated GPU deliver competent 1080p performance when squeezed inside a sub-15mm, 1kg chassis is highly, highly impressive!
RDNA2 really is delivering!
