Ryzen 8000GAPUs continue to demonstrate why they are some of thebest CPUsfor gaming (specifically theRyzen 5 8600Gis our entry level alternative gaming pick). According to the German publicationComputerbase, AMD’s desktopZen 4chips with on-chipRDNA 3graphics outperformed the Moore ThreadsMTT S80andMTT S30, two of China’s fastest domestic gaming graphics cards.
Like Intel’s first-generation ofArc Alchemistgraphics cards,Moore Threadsalso faced many performance and compatibility issues with its MTT graphics cards. The hardware wasn’t holding back the MTT S80 and MTT S30, but rather the drivers. Thedrivers have gradually improvedthe MTT S80 and MTT S30 performance, which drove Computerbase to benchmark Moore Threads' graphics cards to see how they stack up against comparable Nvidia and AMD rivals.
TheRyzen 7 8700Gwas up to 90% faster than the MTT S80. With overclockedDDR5memory, the Ryzen 7 8700G pushed the margin to 112%. TheRyzen 5 8600Gwas also faster than the MTT S80, posting 60% higher gaming performance. The MTT S80 was marginally better than AMD’s integrated Vega graphics. The MTT S80 achieved 8% higher performance than the previousRyzen 7 5700G, which wieldsZen 3execution cores with Radeon Vega graphics.
The MTT S30 was an utter disappointment, though. Since it targets office use cases, the level of performance was expected, and it’s essentially an alternative to integrated graphics. The MTT S30 couldn’t even outperform the Intel UHD Graphics 770 engine integrated into theCore i5-12500.
Computerbase tested the different graphics cards and APUs at a 1920 x 1080 resolution. The outlet specifically paired the MTT S80 and MTT S30 with aRyzen 7 5800Xand 16GB of DDR4-3200 C14 memory on theMSI MAG B550 Tomahawk. It used the latest 240.60 drivers.
Meanwhile, the Core i5-12500 andRyzen 5 7500Fpowered theGeForce GTX 1650andRadeon RX 6400systems, respectively. As for theRyzen 8000Gtests, Computerbase utilized DDR5-5200 C32 memory for the base tests and faster DDR5-7200 C34 memory for the overclocked tests.
Although the new drivers have improved the MTT S80 and MTT S30 performance, much remains to be done. The China-made graphics card only works with some DirectX 11 games, and the DirectX 12 ones are out of the picture. The MTT S80 and MTT S30 were most effective in popular online multiplayer titles, which is likely the graphics card’s target audience. The MTT S80 was decent inDota 2andCounter-Strike 2, offering average frame rates of 66.8 FPS and 59.5 FPS, respectively.
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Moore Threads is already preparing theMTT S90and recentlylaid off some of its workforcedue to U.S. sanctions. So it’s unknown if the company has altered the resources dedicated to driver development. Either way, we should still see driver enhancements since the MTT S90 is unlikely to feature a new architecture.
Zhiye Liu is a news editor and memory reviewer at Tom’s Hardware. Although he loves everything that’s hardware, he has a soft spot for CPUs, GPUs, and RAM.
