AMD’s new APU uses the same Phoenix silicon already seen in laptops and handhelds.
IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T noticed, graphics cards are expensive, but AMD has a solution. Maybe. The Ryzen 8000-series APUs include the most powerful integrated graphics ever, and this Ryzen 7 8700G is the top chip of the lot. The basic idea? You won’t need a graphics card for entry-level 1080p gaming.
This is the same Phoenix chip that first appeared in laptops about a year ago, and more recently in handheld gaming PCs. The latter application is intriguing. If Phoenix can deliver decent performance in a power-restricted handheld form factor, what is its fully unleashed potential in a desktop?