IGP 3200HD and radeon 3450 Crossfire!

Mussels · Mar 23, 2009, 04:15 AM

Yeah i realised a spare video card here and my onboard were crossfire compatible, so i decided to do some testing.

3dm06 isnt too popular these days, but i decided to use it since the CPU wont be changing, and vantage would be too rough on the PC.

Test setup:
Windows 7 x64, build 7000
4GB DDR2 800MHz
Athlon 64 x2 4000+ (2.1GHz)
Gigabyte mobo who's name eludes me right now (will edit in later)

Asus radeon 3450 'super' 512MB
Onboard radeon 3200 set to 128MB

radeon 3200 IGP:
SM2.0 : 436
SM3.0 : 525
CPU : 1405
total : 1333

asus 3450 512MB
SM2.0 : 536
SM3.0 : 602
CPU : 1483
total : 1568

Crossfire!
SM2.0 : 692 (~30% faster)
SM3.0 : 830 (~37% faster)
CPU : 1510 (faster, but within the range of random change)
total : 2056 (~31% faster)

This post will be updated after i reboot the machine with the new video card. Try and save your comments until then! (gimme 15 minutes!)
Edit: done

BrooksyX · Mar 23, 2009, 04:27 AM

Sweet. Looking forward to seeing the results.

Mussels · Mar 23, 2009, 05:00 AM

tests are done.

It made it faster than i expected, but its gone from snail to snail on speed.

crossfiring two identical GPU's got an impressive (not) 30% speed boost. WOooooooo!

ShadowFold · Mar 23, 2009, 05:52 AM

That's still really good for HTPC users. My HTPC used to be 780G+3450, worked awesome

Mussels · Mar 23, 2009, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowFold

That's still really good for HTPC users. My HTPC used to be 780G+3450, worked awesome

well as the non crossfire tests showed, the 3200 onboard is just as fast as the 3450... and crossfire didnt change much.

department76 · Mar 23, 2009, 06:38 AM

i've always wondered how this would perform, thought about it for an htpc. especially since 3450s have low-pro and are are dirt cheap.

probably still better off just buying a better gpu lol.

Mar 23, 2009, 04:15 AM	#1
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,557 (10.97/day) Thanks: 3,700 Thanked 8,692 Times in 6,391 Posts System Specs	IGP 3200HD and radeon 3450 Crossfire! Yeah i realised a spare video card here and my onboard were crossfire compatible, so i decided to do some testing. 3dm06 isnt too popular these days, but i decided to use it since the CPU wont be changing, and vantage would be too rough on the PC. Test setup: Windows 7 x64, build 7000 4GB DDR2 800MHz Athlon 64 x2 4000+ (2.1GHz) Gigabyte mobo who's name eludes me right now (will edit in later) Asus radeon 3450 'super' 512MB Onboard radeon 3200 set to 128MB radeon 3200 IGP: SM2.0 : 436 SM3.0 : 525 CPU : 1405 total : 1333 asus 3450 512MB SM2.0 : 536 SM3.0 : 602 CPU : 1483 total : 1568 Crossfire! SM2.0 : 692 (~30% faster) SM3.0 : 830 (~37% faster) CPU : 1510 (faster, but within the range of random change) total : 2056 (~31% faster) This post will be updated after i reboot the machine with the new video card. Try and save your comments until then! (gimme 15 minutes!) Edit: done __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United! Last edited by Mussels; Jul 29, 2009 at 03:08 AM.

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Mar 23, 2009, 05:00 AM	#3
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,557 (10.97/day) Thanks: 3,700 Thanked 8,692 Times in 6,391 Posts System Specs	tests are done. It made it faster than i expected, but its gone from snail to snail on speed. crossfiring two identical GPU's got an impressive (not) 30% speed boost. WOooooooo! __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United! Last edited by Mussels; Mar 23, 2009 at 05:08 AM.

System Name:	Real Men use Real Cores!
Processor:	Phenom II x6 1090T: 3600Mhz undervolted (NB+HT at 2.6)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5
Cooling:	Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (Lapped + ducted)
Memory:	8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 - 1600Mhz 7-7-7-20 1.65V
Video Card:	AMD Radeon 5870 1GB Crossfire
Hard Disk:	Intel 520 SSD (120GB), 500GB OS + 18TB of storage (mostly external)
Optical Drive:	Samsung Blu Ray drive (SH-B083A)
CRT/LCD Model:	23.6" Samsung 1080P / Samsung 40" HDTV - 1360x768P
Case:	Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced (non window)
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Mystique (Logitech Z5500D + sennheiser HD555 + RE2's)
PSU:	Corsair HX 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - kaspersky internet security 2013
Benchmarks:	Laptop: AMD A6 APU 1.4GHz @2.2GHz quad core + APU crossfire.Iphone 5, Samsung galaxy tab 2 7"

Mar 23, 2009, 04:27 AM	#2
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Mar 23, 2009, 05:52 AM	#4
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Case:	Antec Nine-Hundred
Sound Card:	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
PSU:	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Mar 23, 2009, 06:38 AM	#6
department76 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: U of WY, USA Posts: 480 (0.24/day) Thanks: 110 Thanked 62 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	i've always wondered how this would perform, thought about it for an htpc. especially since 3450s have low-pro and are are dirt cheap. probably still better off just buying a better gpu lol. __________________

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