The New AMD Kaveri APU: Can It Handle Actual Gaming?

Hey guys, this is Austin and today I'm here to see if you can run your entire gaming PC off of one of these little guys. After months of hype, the new AMD Kaveri APU has finally dropped, and they were nice enough to send along a couple for me to test. The new A8 7600 and A10 7850K are up for review, and I'm excited to dive in.

For those who may not know what an APU is, it's essentially an AMD Radeon graphics card that just happens to be built alongside a CPU all in one package. Both the new A8 and A10 have a quad-core processor built-in, clocked at 3.8 or 4 gigahertz, along with those GC and base Radeon graphics cores - which is essentially a cut-down version of what you would find in the R9 290X. They also come with support for things like Mantle as well as TrueAudio.

The real question is can they handle actual gaming? Because that's the most common question I get asked about in my build videos, and well, it run Minecraft even with a $120 APU. The answer is a definite yes - this is at 1080p with the render distance and graphics completely maxed out, and as you can see, the vanilla game is no problem at all. It handles on the A78 50K moving on to something a little more taxing we have Battlefield 4 - if you don't mind turning the graphics down to low at 1080p, you can get entirely playable frame rates in the 30s running on the integrated R7 graphics.

Something to keep in mind is that this is with standard Battlefield once the Mantle patch drops, I expect a decent performance increase. Next up is BioShock Infinite - this is definitely one of my favorite games of 2013, and even on low settings at 1080p it's still not bad looking at all like the rest of these games. If you're willing to drop the resolution a bit, you can bump up the graphics but as is it's pretty impressive for an APU.

Grid 2 is another new game that you can handle no problem on Kaveri - here we're looking at frame rates in the 40s on medium settings again at 1080p. While I personally prefer the gameplay of the original Grid, this latest version does look nicer and as you can see it runs absolutely no problem at all - still the best-looking PC game out right now in my opinion.

Crysis 3 was one of the few games that was unplayable on earlier APUs armed with the A78 50K and some fast 21.33 megahertz memory, but it's finally playable albeit on most platforms at 720p. Since it's such a demanding game though, the fact that it runs on Kaveri is impressive.

So now that you can see that yes you actually can't play games on Kaveri - let's take a closer look to see how the new A10 and A8 stack up with the previous generation. The Kaveri is a solid step board for gaming but my choice would probably be the A8 7600, provide $120 when it goes on sale in the next month or two. I was very impressed with the performance.

What do you guys think? Would you pick an APU for your next gaming build? Let me know in the comments below anyway - thank you guys so much for watching if you enjoyed you want to see more videos like this definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel and I will catch you guys in the next one.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this is Austin and today I'm here to see if you can run your entire gaming PC off of one of these little guys after months of hype the new AMD Kaveri a fuse have finally dropped and they were nice enough to send along a couple for me to test the new a 8 7600 and the a 10 7850 k if you guys don't know what an APU is it's essentially an AMD Radeon graphics card that just happens to be built alongside a CPU all in one package both the new a 8 and a 10 have a quad core processor built in clocked it up to 3.8 or 4 gigahertz along with those GC and base Radeon graphics cores which is essentially a cut-down version of what you would find in the r9 290x they also come with support for things like mantle as well as trueaudio but the real question is can they handle actual gaming so because the most common question and I build videos is well it run minecraft even with a $120 APU the answer is a definite yes this is at 1080p with the render distance and graphics completely maxed out and as you can see the vanilla game is no problem at all the handle on the 78 50k moving on to something a little more taxing we have battlefield 4 if you don't mind turning the graphics down to low at 1080p you can get entirely playable frame rates in the 30s running on the integrated r7 graphics something to keep in mind is that this is with standard battlefield once the mantle patch drops I expect a decent performance increase next up is BioShock Infinite this is definitely one of my favorite games of 2013 and even on low settings at 1080p it's still not bad looking at all like the rest of these games if you're willing to drop the resolution a bit you can bump up the graphics but as is it's pretty impressive for an APU grid 2 is another new game that you can handle no problem on Kaveri here we're looking at frame rates in the 40s on medium settings again a 1080p while I personally prefer the gameplay of the original grid this latest version does look nicer and as you can see it runs absolutely no problem at all still the best-looking PC game out right now in my opinion Crysis 3 was one of the few games that was unplayable on earlier ap use armed with the 78 50 K and some fast 21 33 megahertz memory it's finally playable albeit on most at 720p since it is such a demanding game though the fact that runs it all here is impressive so now that you can see that yes you actually can't play games on Kaveri let's take a closer look to see how the new a10 and a8 stack up with the previous generation a few use kaveri is a solid step board for gaming but my choice would probably be the a8 7,600 provide $120 when it goes on sale in the next month or two I was very impressed with the performance what do you guys think would you pick an APU for your next gaming build let me know in the comments below anyway thank you guys so much for watching if you enjoyed you want to see more videos like this definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel and I will catch you guys in the next one what minecraft is totally like challenging and demanding for calculator I mean for you see minecraft running on a iPad that's a lot of powerhey guys this is Austin and today I'm here to see if you can run your entire gaming PC off of one of these little guys after months of hype the new AMD Kaveri a fuse have finally dropped and they were nice enough to send along a couple for me to test the new a 8 7600 and the a 10 7850 k if you guys don't know what an APU is it's essentially an AMD Radeon graphics card that just happens to be built alongside a CPU all in one package both the new a 8 and a 10 have a quad core processor built in clocked it up to 3.8 or 4 gigahertz along with those GC and base Radeon graphics cores which is essentially a cut-down version of what you would find in the r9 290x they also come with support for things like mantle as well as trueaudio but the real question is can they handle actual gaming so because the most common question and I build videos is well it run minecraft even with a $120 APU the answer is a definite yes this is at 1080p with the render distance and graphics completely maxed out and as you can see the vanilla game is no problem at all the handle on the 78 50k moving on to something a little more taxing we have battlefield 4 if you don't mind turning the graphics down to low at 1080p you can get entirely playable frame rates in the 30s running on the integrated r7 graphics something to keep in mind is that this is with standard battlefield once the mantle patch drops I expect a decent performance increase next up is BioShock Infinite this is definitely one of my favorite games of 2013 and even on low settings at 1080p it's still not bad looking at all like the rest of these games if you're willing to drop the resolution a bit you can bump up the graphics but as is it's pretty impressive for an APU grid 2 is another new game that you can handle no problem on Kaveri here we're looking at frame rates in the 40s on medium settings again a 1080p while I personally prefer the gameplay of the original grid this latest version does look nicer and as you can see it runs absolutely no problem at all still the best-looking PC game out right now in my opinion Crysis 3 was one of the few games that was unplayable on earlier ap use armed with the 78 50 K and some fast 21 33 megahertz memory it's finally playable albeit on most at 720p since it is such a demanding game though the fact that runs it all here is impressive so now that you can see that yes you actually can't play games on Kaveri let's take a closer look to see how the new a10 and a8 stack up with the previous generation a few use kaveri is a solid step board for gaming but my choice would probably be the a8 7,600 provide $120 when it goes on sale in the next month or two I was very impressed with the performance what do you guys think would you pick an APU for your next gaming build let me know in the comments below anyway thank you guys so much for watching if you enjoyed you want to see more videos like this definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel and I will catch you guys in the next one what minecraft is totally like challenging and demanding for calculator I mean for you see minecraft running on a iPad that's a lot of power