Intel Lunar Lake vs AMD Strix Point & Meteor Lake in 20 Games!

Summary

This video compares the integrated graphics performance of Intel's Lunar Lake and AMD's Strix Point processors in 20 games at 1080p. Tested on ASUS Zenbook S 14 and Zephyrus G16 laptops, with CPUs limited to 28 watts for fairness. Lunar Lake showed a 26% performance improvement over Intel's previous Meteor Lake. AMD's Strix Point outperformed both, delivering smoother gameplay with its AFMF 2 feature. Results varied by game, with some favoring higher core counts and others benefiting from improved GPU power.

Takeaways

• 🌕 Intel's new Lunar Lake processors and AMD's Strix Point processors have been launched, promising improvements in integrated graphics for gaming.
• 🎮 A comparison of integrated graphics performance in 20 different games was conducted to evaluate their capability for 1080p gaming.
• 💻 Testing was done on ASUS's Zenbook S 14 for Intel's Lunar Lake and ASUS's Zephyrus G16 for AMD's Strix Point and Intel's Meteor Lake, ensuring a fair comparison by limiting CPU power.
• 📊 Lunar Lake boasts the fastest memory but has fewer cores and threads, optimized for thinner and lighter laptops.
• 🏋️‍♂️ Cinebench tests showed Lunar Lake has the highest single-core score but falls behind in multicore performance due to fewer cores and threads.
• 🔧 AMD's Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2) feature can generate frames at the driver level, smoothing gameplay but potentially adding latency.
• 🚀 In games like Cyberpunk 2077, AMD showed a 14% performance increase over Lunar Lake, while Lunar Lake was 30% faster than Meteor Lake.
• 📈 AMD's Strix Point outperformed Intel's Lunar Lake by 11% on average in the tested games, showcasing a strong performance in integrated graphics.
• 💹 Pricing for laptops with these processors starts around $1100-1400 USD, with AMD offering better cost per frame value at the lowest prices.
• 🔌 Power consumption during gaming was higher for AMD's Strix Point, aligning with its better performance, while Intel's Lunar Lake was more power-efficient.
• 🔄 The performance of these integrated GPUs may vary at different power levels, which could impact smaller laptops or handheld gaming devices.

Q & A

What are the new processors launched by Intel and AMD?

Intel has launched their new Lunar Lake processors, while AMD has launched their new Strix Point processors.

What is the purpose of testing these processors in different games?

The purpose of testing these processors in different games is to evaluate their integrated graphics performance for 1080p gaming.

Which laptops were used for testing Intel's Lunar Lake and AMD's Strix Point processors?

ASUS’s new Zenbook S 14 laptop was used for testing Intel’s Lunar Lake processor, and ASUS’s Zephyrus G16 gaming laptops were used for testing AMD’s Strix Point and Intel’s Meteor Lake.

How was the performance of the CPUs standardized in the testing?

The CPUs in the G16’s were limited to 28 watts using ASUS’s Armory Crate software to match the Zenbook's highest performance mode.

What is AMD's Fluid Motion Frames 2 feature and how does it work?

AMD's Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2) is a frame generation feature handled at the driver level, allowing the AMD laptop to apply frame generation to any game, regardless of the game's native support for frame generation.

What is the significance of Intel's Lunar Lake having the highest single-core score in Cinebench?

Having the highest single-core score indicates that Intel's Lunar Lake processor has strong single-thread performance, which can be beneficial for tasks that do not rely heavily on multicore performance.

How did AMD's Strix Point perform compared to Intel's Lunar Lake in Cyberpunk 2077?

In Cyberpunk 2077, AMD's Strix Point was 14% faster than Intel's Lunar Lake, while Lunar Lake was 30% faster than their last gen Meteor Lake.

What is the difference between using FSR (AMD) and XeSS (Intel) for upscaling?

FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) for AMD and XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) for Intel are upscaling technologies that enhance the visual quality of games by rendering them at a lower resolution and then upscaling them to the native resolution of the display.

Which game showed the biggest improvement for Intel's Lunar Lake over Meteor Lake?

Hogwarts Legacy showed the biggest improvement for Intel's Lunar Lake over their last gen Meteor Lake with a 67% higher average frame rate.

What was the average performance difference between AMD's Strix Point and Intel's Lunar Lake across all tested games?

On average, over all 20 games tested, AMD's Strix Point processor was 11% faster than Intel's Lunar Lake at 1080p.

How does the power consumption of AMD's Strix Point compare to Intel's Lunar Lake?

AMD's Strix Point used more power but also performed better in certain games, while Intel's Lunar Lake used significantly less power and won from a performance per watt perspective.