AMD Richland A10-6800K and A10-6700 APU Review

DiRT 3


6800k	6700	5600k

DiRT 3 represents a mid-level graphically intensive game. This benchmark was run at the medium preset with 0xAA at 1920×1080. Results are impressive considering there is no discrete GPU. Both the 6800k and 6700 averaged 36-37 FPS and never dropped below 30 FPS, meaning this game is completely playable even at 1080p. This game (and any game really) is obviously bottlenecked by the GPU which is why the two chips score the same. The 5600k is about 16% behind the new Richland chips.

Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2 is an open world free roam game with a mid level hardware demand. With most settings maxed at 1920×1080 these chips were still able to average an impressive 27-28 FPS, a 19% improvement over the 5600k. With the resolution dropped a notch or some of the eye candy lowered, this game would be perfectly playable without a discrete GPU.

Aliens vs Predator

Aliens vs Predator tests DirectX 11 performance. This test was run with the default settings at 1920×1080. Both the 6800k and 6700 scored about 14.5 FPS versus the 5600k’s 11.2. Regardless of this increase settings would still need to be seriously lowered to play smooth in this title.

Dishonored

Dishonored is a mildly demanding title but our APUs were still able to average around 26 FPS with all settings on low at 1080p. A resolution drop would allow this game to be perfectly playable.

Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 is a fairly demanding game with settings maxed but scales pretty well as the eye candy is reduced. At 1080p on the low preset our processors averaged 26 FPS. With a small resolution decrease this game could easily play smoothly.