lauradulceocam1@alien.topBtoHardware@hardware.watch•Powerful APUs vs. CPU + Dedicated GPU combo. Pros/cons of each?English
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1 year agoapu’s have come a long way, but bandwidth is still a bottleneck. they’re great for price-sensitive products like the steam deck, but dedicated gpus are necessary for performance. not sure why gaming apus aren’t more common in laptops/desktops, but maybe it’s due to upgradability concerns. the whole ram comparison thing is confusing, but mt/s and bus width are better metrics than mhz and channel numbers.
apu’s have come a long way, but bandwidth is still a bottleneck. they’re great for price-sensitive products like the steam deck, but dedicated gpus are necessary for performance. not sure why gaming apus aren’t more common in laptops/desktops, but maybe it’s due to upgradability concerns. the whole ram comparison thing is confusing, but mt/s and bus width are better metrics than mhz and channel numbers.