New data is revealed from the Intel Core i7 8809G processor, the first processor to integrate an Intel Kaby Lake processor in a package, with AMD RX Vega graphics.
We started the year quite strong, as far as hardware is concerned and that is that new details of the Intel Core i7 8809G processor have been leaked. This processor, which in principle could be relatively irrelevant, is very important, because it is the first processor on the market to implement Intel Kaby Lake cores and AMD RX Vega graphics, in the same package. The leak or the new data, whatever you want to call it, has been done thanks to the Futuremark SystemInfo database. This processor is designed for embedded and portable systems and has the mission of taking NVIDIA out of the market, in part.
About this processor we must say that it is based on the Kaby Lake architecture, despite the fact that the nomenclature may seem like those of the Coffee Lake. The processor has four cores and eight processing threads, with a base frequency of 3.1GHz and can go up to 3.9GHz, combined with 8MB of L3 cache. This processor has support for DDR4 @ 2.400MHz, Dual Channel configuration and integrated graphics, but AMD. Regarding graphics, we are talking about an AMD RX Vega M GH, which is working at 1.19GHz and has 4GB of HBM2 memory, working at 800MHz. The memory has a 1024-bit interface, granting a bandwidth of 204.8GB / s. Not much is known about how it will perform, but it should be similar to the 570GB GDDR4 RX 5.
Something we did not know is that this processor also has Intel HD Graphics 630 graphics. This is very easy to explain. When we are browsing, doing office tasks, enjoying video or multimedia content, it will work with Intel graphics, reducing consumption and when we load games or 3D applications, it will go to AMD graphics, since the processor TDP is 100W.
The idea of this processor is to be used, especially in entry-level gaming equipment, offering a very economical and powerful solution, which is why it will be popular in All-in-One and miniPC equipment, as it will offer good performance and allow reducing costs, if we face it with Intel-NVIDIA or Intel-AMD solutions, for example. We should not have any problems playing LoL, Dota 2, CS: GO or similar, although it may cost you more with more powerful games.
Source: TPU
