Game:

DiRT 4 (2017)

Duration: 3:38

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Previous rally-themed games from Codemasters played really well on entry-level PC builds. This time AMD's strongest APU takes on the RX 550 on the Blaxlands Creek stage in the recently released DiRT 4.

At 720p and medium quality preset the A10 just didn't have the horse-power to keep up with the RX 550. I would like to point out that we got similar stutter pattern to the RX 580 - it's not something that really throws you off mid-stage, but if you have an eye for it you may notice some judder here and there. Moreover, visually the game is not a real step-up compared to DiRT 3 or DiRT Rally, with similar image quality settings the APU was able to maintain a much higher frame rate in previous games.

0:22 2:31 FTA cockpit
1:02 1:56 FTA bumper
1:29 2:56 FTA chase
3:22 results

Entry level A10+RX550 build:
CASE: QDIY Professional Modder Acrylic Case (PC-D008)
PSU: Cooler Master G650M
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+
CPU: AMD A10-7890K 4.1 Ghz/4.3 GHz
GPU: Sapphire RX 550 PULSE 2GB GDDR5
RAM: G.SKILL Ares 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2400MHz
STORAGE: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 2.5" SATA III 500GB
COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
WHEEL: Logitech Driving Force GT

AMD APU build:
CASE: QDIY Professional Modder Acrylic Case (PC-D008)
PSU: Cooler Master G650M
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+
CPU: AMD A10-7890K 4.1 Ghz/4.3 GHz
GPU: integrated - AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
RAM: G.SKILL Ares 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2400MHz
STORAGE: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 2.5" SATA III 500GB
COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
WHEEL: Logitech Driving Force GT

A dedicated recording PC with a capture card was used to save the game footages and consequently no performance penalty was incurred on the reviewed systems. For convenience, games are installed on an external SSD and connected to the reviewed PC.

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