AMD Fusion: A8-3500M A-Series Llano APU Review
Gaming: Integrated APU Graphics - Dirt 3
We continue to stress the AMD Llano system and its competitive counterparts here with the latest racing simulation title to hit the market, Dirt 3.
The trend continues for the AMD Llano system here with Dirt 3. The A8-3500M puts up a frame rate some 55%+ faster than Intel's fastest quad-core chip with integrated graphics. Though it falls short of our GeForce GT 525M discrete GPU-equipped system, it's impressive to see just how capable Llano is on its own. 1280X720 with 4X AA enabled and completely playable in Dirt 3; one word - impressive.
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Dirt 3, the sequel to the original Colin McRae: Dirt and Dirt 2 racing games, was released in May of this year. The PC version of the game is based on Codemaster's Ego engine, that has full support for DirectX 11 effects. Dirt 3 is also a solid benchmark for multi-core processors since DX11 is designed to take advantage of multi-threaded system architectures. |
The trend continues for the AMD Llano system here with Dirt 3. The A8-3500M puts up a frame rate some 55%+ faster than Intel's fastest quad-core chip with integrated graphics. Though it falls short of our GeForce GT 525M discrete GPU-equipped system, it's impressive to see just how capable Llano is on its own. 1280X720 with 4X AA enabled and completely playable in Dirt 3; one word - impressive.
