17.3" gaming laptop AMD CPU/GPU?

[drjim]

Hi (and sorry if i post it in the wrong forum)

I m looking for a 17.3" gaming laptop that features AMD CPU and GPU for gaming. I m asking cause i know the price of AMD components are significant lower than intel / nvidia combo.

 

[jaguarskx]

There isn't much on Amazon. The CUK HP 17z with a quad core AMD A12-9720P and Radeon 530 seems to be your best choice for $700. However, the A12-9720P is somewhere around the performance of a dual core 2nd / 3rd generation Intel Core i5 CPU. The Radeon 530 dedicate GPU is entry level and it seems to be about as powerful as the nVida 930m.

https/www.amazon.com/CUK-Black-17-3-Full-Laptop/dp/B0725ZN3K7/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1500822254&sr=8-7&keywords=17.3%22+laptop+amd+a12


Info / a few benchmarks for the A12-9720P and Radeon 530.

https/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-A12-9720P-SoC-Benchmarks-and-Specs.234448.0.html
https/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-530-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.214534.0.html


Currently on Amazon, AMD's most powerful APU, the quad core FX-9830p, is found in one laptop; the 15.6" ASUS FX550IU-WSFX selling for $739. It has a Radeon RX 460 GPU. The FX-9830p is about equal to a dual core 4th generation Intel Core i5 CPU. The Radeon RX 460 seems to be equal to / marginally better than the nVidia GTX 960m.

https/www.amazon.com/FX550IU-WSFX-Gaming-Laptop-Graphics-Windows/dp/B071FR526X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500822458&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=17.3%22+laptop+amd+fx-9830p


Info / very little benchamrks for the FX-9830P and Radeon RX 460.

https/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Bristol-Ridge-FX-9830P-Notebook-Processor.181434.0.html
https/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-530-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.214534.0.html




The following $625 17.3" Acer laptop with a Core i5-7200u and nVidia 940mx would perform better than the CUK HP with the A12-9720p and Radeon 540 GPU.

https/www.amazon.com/Acer-Laptop-NVIDIA-GeForce-Windows/dp/B01M4MEEZK/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500823297&sr=1-4&keywords=17.3%22+laptop+core+i5+940mx


The following $770 17.3" MSI GL72 7QF-1057 laptop with quad core 7th generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ and GTX 960m will not have any problems crushing the CUK HP 17z laptop for only $70 more. The GTX 960m should have no problems being at least 1.5x more powerful (150%) than the Radeon 540 GPU especially since it is paired up with the i7-7700HQ. So this laptop is 10% more expensive, but can provide at least 150% better performance in most games.

https/www.amazon.com/MSI-7QF-1057-GeForce-Windows-Laptops/dp/B0711FWQ28/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500824271&sr=1-1&keywords=17.3+laptop+gtx+960m

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If you want to buy a laptop with a AMD APU & GPU, then just be aware that it will not be as good of a gaming laptop as a laptop with an Intel CPU and nVidia GPU at the same price point. Or spend a little more money for a laptop with an Intel CPU and nVidia GPU and get a huge performance increase.

The choice is yours.

 

[1shado1]

...If you want to buy a laptop with a AMD APU & GPU, then just be aware that it will be as good of a gaming laptop as a laptop with an Intel CPU and nVidia GPU at the same price point.

I think you forgot to put "not" between "will" and "be". 😀

 

[jaguarskx]

Thanks, I edited the sentence.

 

[1shado1]

Thanks, I edited the sentence.

You're welcome.