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AMD Radeon 780M iGPU analysis - AMD's new RDNA-3 GPU takes on its competitors

1080p gaming using an iGPU?

Last year's Radeon 680M was much faster than Intel's iGPU and AMD are looking to further extend this lead with the release of their new Radeon 780M. We have received our first device equipped with the new 780M and have put it through a variety of benchmarks - can these high expectations be met? Update: Radeon 780M benchmarks with LPDDR5-6400 RAM

The AMD Zen4 Phoenix is here and after testing the Ryzen 9 7940HS processor, now it is time to take a look at the Radeon 780M. This new iGPU will likely play an especially big part in combination with the new U series processors since compact devices often don't have a dedicated graphics card. Last year's AMD Radeon 680M took a big lead over Intel's Iris Xe Graphics G7, which is also used in this year's Raptor Lake processors.

In the following article, we will be checking out the new Radeon 780M's performance in multiple different synthetic benchmarks, plus we will be taking a first look at its efficiency. We will of course add to this article - especially as soon as the new U series chips, such as the Ryzen 7 7840U, become available.

Update May 5th: We now have first benchmark results for the Radeon 780M with LPDDR5-6400 memory in a dual-channel configuration. We cannot share any more details about the laptop specs right now.

Specifications - RDNA 3 with a maximum of 12 CUs

The new Ryzen 7040 CPUs (HS and U series) are equipped with new iGPUs based on the RDNA 3 architecture. Depending on performance class, there are different versions - the same as it was with the previous releases. The top model Radeon 780M, which has 12 cores (768 shaders) and a maximum clock rate of 2.7 GHz, is put to use in the Ryzen 9 and Ryzen 7 CPUs (originally 2.8 GHz, but according to AMD it is now a maximum of 2.7 GHz). The smaller Radeon 760M in the Ryzen 5 CPUs has 8 cores and a maximum of 2.6 GHz - and the Radeon 740M only has 4 cores with a maximum of 2.5 GHz (Ryzen 5 & Ryzen 3). Last year's Radeon 680M was also equipped with 12 cores (768 shaders), but could only reach a maximum clock rate of 2.4 GHz. More information on the Radeon 780M is available in our tech section.

AMD Radeon 700M overview
AMD Radeon 700M overview

Test system - Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
AMD Adrenalin
AMD Adrenalin
HWiNFO
HWiNFO

We have tested the ROG Zephyrus G14's Radeon 780M in combination with the new Ryzen 9 7940 HS. The ROG G14 is equipped with a 32 GB DDR5-4800 RAM in Dual-Channel mode - which is, of course, not ideal for the iGPU. Although, since the G14 has a dedicated GeForce GPU, faster RAM was not a priority and the manufacturer instead decided to make it expandable with the help of an SO-DIMM slot. 

At least in comparison to 5600 RAM, differences in performance remain marginal and this was confirmed in our synthetic tests - so our test device had no issues. The Nvidia GPU was fully deactivated for our measurements and did not influence our results. We used version 22.40.03.24 of the driver.

As previously mentioned, we are aware that these conditions are less than ideal. However, as of now, there are no other test devices available (certainly not with the new U series CPUs) and its entry onto the market seems a little chaotic on AMD's side. We also recently heard from AMD that the 780M's maximum clock rate will lie at 2,700 MHz and not 2,800 MHz like our test device. As soon as we receive further test devices, we will update this article. 

Synthetic benchmarks

Now, we will start with the well-known synthetic 3DMarks, which tackle its pure DirectX performance. In the old 3DMark 11, we measured a slight lead ahead of the old Radeon 680M - but in the 3DMark tests Fire Strike, Time Spy & WildLife Extreme, it lay only a little ahead and at the end of the day, their performances were pretty identical.

Update May 5th: The Radeon 780M with LPDDR5-6400 memory (in the following table mentioned as Radeon 780M without model designation) is between 4 and up to 9 % faster than the Radeon 780M with DDR5-4800 memory in the 3DMark tests.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Radeon 780M
 
12775 Points +4%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
12335 Points
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
11391 Points -8%
AMD Radeon 680M
ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
10778 Points -13%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400, Intel Core i7-1260P
9679 Points -22%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 9 14IRP G8, Intel Core i7-1360P
7222 Points -41%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 7 16IRL8, Intel Core i7-1355U
6430 Points -48%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
AMD Radeon 780M
 
7839 Points +9%
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
7593 Points +5%
AMD Radeon 680M
ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
7319 Points +1%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
7213 Points
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400, Intel Core i7-1260P
5994 Points -17%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 9 14IRP G8, Intel Core i7-1360P
5601 Points -22%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 7 16IRL8, Intel Core i7-1355U
5419 Points -25%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
AMD Radeon 780M
 
2832 Points +9%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2601 Points
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
2578 Points -1%
AMD Radeon 680M
ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2458 Points -5%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400, Intel Core i7-1260P
2419 Points -7%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 9 14IRP G8, Intel Core i7-1360P
1805 Points -31%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 7 16IRL8, Intel Core i7-1355U
1628 Points -37%
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 10C GPU, Apple M2
6824 Points +46%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 Entry, Apple M2
5689 Points +22%
AMD Radeon 780M
 
4922 Points +6%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400, Intel Core i7-1260P
4807 Points +3%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
4663 Points
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
4455 Points -4%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 9 14IRP G8, Intel Core i7-1360P
4221 Points -9%

We measured improved performance levels during our ray tracing test Port Royal - here, the new Radeon 780M lay 55 per cent ahead of the old Radeon 680M. On the other hand, its gaming performance was all-in-all too low to use ray tracing. Its OpenGL performance improved in multiple tests - here, we saw improvements of up to 20 per cent compared to the 680M.

3DMark - 2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
11372 Points +646%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Legion Pro 5 16IRX8, Intel Core i7-13700HX
6154 Points +304%
Intel Arc A770M
NUC 12, NUC12SNKi72_Serpent Canyon, Intel Core i7-12700H
5596 Points +267%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
TUF Gaming A16 FA617, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
4535 Points +198%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Aero 14 OLED BMF, Intel Core i7-13700H
3271 Points +115%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
Slim Pro 7 14ARP8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
2841 Points +86%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
1524 Points
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
984 Points -35%
Intel Arc A350M
ExpertBook B5 Flip B5602FBN, Intel Core i7-1260P
368 Points -76%
GFXBench / Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 10C GPU, Apple M2
110 fps +89%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 Entry, Apple M2
91 fps +56%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
IdeaCentre AIO 3 24IAP7, Intel Core i7-1260P
62.7 fps +8%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
58.3 fps
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US, Intel Core i7-1195G7
57.8 fps -1%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US, Intel Core i7-1195G7
50 fps -14%
AMD Radeon 680M
Zenbook S 13 OLED, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
47.8 fps -18%
GFXBench / 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 10C GPU, Apple M2
48.6 fps +78%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 Entry, Apple M2
39.8 fps +46%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
IdeaCentre AIO 3 24IAP7, Intel Core i7-1260P
28.7 fps +5%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
27.3 fps
GFXBench / Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 10C GPU, Apple M2
296 fps +110%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 Entry, Apple M2
247 fps +75%
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
IdeaCentre AIO 3 24IAP7, Intel Core i7-1260P
155.2 fps +10%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US, Intel Core i7-1195G7
153 fps +9%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Prestige 14 Evo A11MO-026US, Intel Core i7-1195G7
135 fps -4%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
141 fps
AMD Radeon 680M
Zenbook S 13 OLED, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
120 fps -15%
GFXBench / Car Chase Offscreen
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 10C GPU, Apple M2
226 fps +40%
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
MacBook Air M2 Entry, Apple M2
199.9 fps +24%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
161 fps
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
IdeaCentre AIO 3 24IAP7, Intel Core i7-1260P
153.9 fps -4%
AMD Radeon 680M
Zenbook S 13 OLED, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
109.3 fps -32%

Gaming benchmarks

We tested the Radeon 780M using a selection of older games and some new ones - here, the results were overall also a little disappointing, as we only identified the new iGPU as having a clear advantage in a few games, such as Cyberpunk 2077. Often, the 780M and the 680M did similarly well, which means the small dedicated GeForce MX550 still has a clear advantage for playing games. 

Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
94.8 pt
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
81.3 pt
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
78 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
74 pt
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
59.9 pt
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 -1!
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
53.6 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
27.1 (22min, 22P1) fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
26.8 (21min) fps +2%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
26.4 (24min, 25P1) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
24 (22min, 22P1) fps -9%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
15.6 (14min) fps -41%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
14.8 (14min, 14P1) fps -44%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
33.7 (2.89min, 5.52P1) fps +60%
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
24.2 (4.25min, 16.7P1) fps +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
23.8 (6.74min, 15.9P1) fps +13%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
21 (2.09min, 14.5P1) fps
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
10.7 (4.92min, 7.09P1) fps -49%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
10.5 (4.53min, 6.29P1) fps -50%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
25.9 fps 0%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
25.9 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
25.4 fps -2%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
24.8 fps -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
20.8 fps -20%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
17.5 fps -32%
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
45 fps +8%
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
44.2 (6.4min, 24.8P1) fps +6%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
41.7 (11.8min, 15.7P1) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
34.1 (23.9min, 26.3P1) fps -18%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
28.3 (5.4min, 9.07P1) fps -32%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
101.1 (86.8min) fps +41%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
71.6 (57.3min) fps
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
70.9 (60min) fps -1%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
62.7 (53.2min) fps -12%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
59.8 (50.7min) fps -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
57.8 (46.2min) fps -19%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
73.4 fps +124%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
38.6 fps +18%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8
Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
38.5 fps +17%
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
35.1 fps +7%
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
32.8 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G3 AMD 21J6S05000
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
31.9 fps -3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Medium Preset
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
30.2 fps
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga 7-14ARB G7, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
26 fps -14%
AMD Radeon 680M
Zenbook S 13 OLED, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
24 fps -21%
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
20.1 (8.3min - 45.5max) fps -33%
1920x1080 High Preset
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
24 fps
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga 7-14ARB G7, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
19 fps -21%
AMD Radeon 680M
Zenbook S 13 OLED, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
18 fps -25%
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
16.3 (5.8min - 31.7max) fps -32%
Far Cry 6
1920x1080 Medium Graphics Quality AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
53.2 (44min - 61max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
43 (39min - 56max) fps
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P
27.1 (24min - 31max) fps -37%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P
23.9 (19min - 26max) fps -44%
1920x1080 High Graphics Quality AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
46.7 (38min - 54max) fps +26%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
37 (32min - 53max) fps
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P
22.7 (21min - 24max) fps -39%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P
20.3 (18min - 22max) fps -45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE, Intel Core i7-10750H
49 fps +53%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
ThinkPad T15p-20TN0006GE, Intel Core i7-10750H
33.8 (6min - 59max) fps +6%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
32 fps
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
30 fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6, Intel Core i5-11300H
26 fps -19%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P
22.7 fps -29%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P
19.3 fps -40%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE, Intel Core i7-10750H
57 fps +58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
ThinkPad T15p-20TN0006GE, Intel Core i7-10750H
37.2 (26min - 67max) fps +3%
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6, Intel Core i5-11300H
36 fps 0%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
36 fps
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
33 fps -8%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P
24 fps -33%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P
20.7 fps -42%
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022
1920x1080 Balanced Quality Preset AA:T2X SM
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
46 (8min) fps +2%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
45 (30min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR, Intel Core i5-11300H
33 (20min) fps -27%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality Preset AA:T2X Filmic SM
AMD Radeon 680M
EliteBook 835 G9, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
38 (6min) fps +15%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
33 (19min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR, Intel Core i5-11300H
15 (7min) fps -55%

Next, we will be using Witcher 3 to analyze its efficiency, as the CPU has a comparatively small influence on this game. Furthermore, we took our measurements using an external monitor in order to rule out the internal display as an influencing factor. Comparing it to the current Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 is especially interesting - the Ryzen 7 7735HS with its Radeon 680M uses similar power limits. We just saw how little a difference there was between their gaming performance - the same thing can be said for efficiency. We are curious as to whether the coming U series CPUs will bring any improvements.

Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor)
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro, Apple M2 Pro
1.028 fps per Watt +125%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
0.947 fps per Watt +107%
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Entry, Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
0.941 fps per Watt +106%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
Slim Pro 7 14ARP8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
0.614 fps per Watt +34%
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
ZenBook Flip 15 Q508U, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.576 fps per Watt +26%
AMD Radeon 680M
Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
0.464 fps per Watt +2%
AMD Radeon 780M
ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
0.4567 fps per Watt
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400, Intel Core i7-1260P
0.452 fps per Watt -1%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Yoga 9 14IRP G8, Intel Core i7-1360P
0.2766 fps per Watt -39%

Gaming benchmarks Radeon 780M ROG Zephyrus G14

lowmed.highultra
GTA V (2015) 160.8 147.2 58.8 21
The Witcher 3 (2015) 142 42 26.4
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 148.3 117.7 77.9 71.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 70.6 34.3 25.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 55 39.3 32.8
Strange Brigade (2018) 145.5 58.5 49.4 41.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 100 36 32 27
Watch Dogs Legion (2020) 72 41 33 18
F1 2021 (2021) 182.4 84.8 65.1 27.6
Far Cry 6 (2021) 83 43 37 35
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) 65 48 45 33
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 39.3 30.2 24 22.3
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) 55.82 39.94 27.52 23.86
F1 22 (2022) 77.6 68.4 50.3 13.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) 49 45 33 30

Video decoder

We would also like to take a quick look at the built-in video decoder. It interests us to see how highly the iGPU is loaded, for example when playing high-quality video. Last year's Radeon 680M (~4 per cent on YouTube at 4K) already did much better than Intel's iGPUs - their GPU load lay at around 44 per cent. This advantage became apparent in many of our laptop tests where we tested their battery life in our video test - here, the AMD models generally did better. Seemingly, nothing has changed when it comes to the new Radeon 780M - its GPU load remains very similar.

Verdict - The Radeon 780M's first results are quite sobering

All-in-all, our first results after testing the new Radeon 780M are somewhat sobering - while gaming, we only noted a marginal lead ahead of the old Radeon 680M. The conditions were not the best due to the slow RAM, so we will add to this article as soon as we get our hands on new test devices. However, since AMD have since announced that the Radeon 780M's maximum clock rate will be 2.7 GHz instead of 2.8 GHz (like in our test device), the increased performance might prove to be a struggle, even when using faster RAM.

Gaming performance is also still a little rocky. Generally, the 780M is about on the same level as the old 680M, but there are outliers in both directions. We assume that AMD will improve the situation by releasing some new driver updates. Its ray tracing could definitely do with some improvements, although due to its overall minimal performance level, you can pretty much forget RT when you are playing games. 

During the first benchmarks, the new Radeon 780M is about on the same level as the old Radeon 680M. So, it still has a clear advantage over Intel's iGPUs - but nothing changes about it trailing behind Apple's M2 GPUs.

On the whole, the launch of the new Zen4 Phoenix APUs - along with the new Radeon 780M - has been anything but perfect so far. We are still being surprised by new information (such as the 780M's reduced clock rate). Test devices are scarce goods, but now there are at least a few devices with the new HS CPUs on the market (where the iGPU doesn't actually play that big a role due to dedicated GPUs). We have yet to see a trace of the first U series chips such as the Ryzen 7 7840U and we have no idea if there will even be any first test devices. Currently, it seems as if gaming handhelds like the coming ROG Ally are being favored. Last year, the availability of Zen3+ models was already quite scarce and only now are they being brought out in larger numbers as the newly named Ryzen 7000 models. We can only hope that the Zen4 chips will not suffer the same fate.

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Andreas Osthoff, 2023-05- 4 (Update: 2023-05- 5)