When it comes to building a gaming PC, doubts multiply. Future builders wonder where the best value lies, which components offer the best compatibility, and above all, how well the games they want to play will run. Fortunately, it isn't too hard to find one or two tests of our favorite titles, but the true value of a benchmark emerges when that same game is put through multiple configurations, under less than ideal conditions. That's exactly the kind of work you can find on the TechEpiphany channel.
Quad-core or six cores as a minimum? Is 8 GB of RAM enough? How much VRAM do you need for 1080p gaming? The speed of an SSD or the density of a hard drive? These are important questions, and I love when someone asks them, because it means they're thinking of building a computer (whether new or with used parts), and that enthusiasm is contagious. Still, we're only scratching the surface of the complex equation that is gaming performance.
No matter how well we prepare, sometimes we get disappointing performance because of driver problems, general lack of optimization, or one architecture being favored over another. For example, Strange Brigade heavily favors AMD cards, while the latest Assassin's Creed titles give Nvidia hardware a significant edge. The point is: we need benchmarks. Lots of benchmarks.
Graphics Card Benchmarks
Most YouTubers do a solid job with their benchmarking sessions. Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed keep an excellent level of quality in that regard, but there's a small catch—or rather, a necessity in their methodology that doesn't fully benefit the end user. When they test graphics cards, they have to use the most powerful CPU they can get their hands on (say, a Core i9-9900K) to avoid bottlenecks and add an extra layer of precision to each GPU's numbers.
The opposite happens when benchmarking CPUs, and test benches often feature a 1,300-euro GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. That's not realistic for the budget-conscious builder, but we can't exactly demand benchmarks for every CPU paired with every graphics card out there... or can we?
To be honest, the TechEpiphany YouTube channel comes pretty close to that goal. Anyone looking for the best graphics card benchmarks without voice-overs or background commentary should check out the videos posted there. Pure MSI Afterburner and technical specs, nothing else. The person behind it is, for lack of a better description, a machine. A quiet day means four or five videos, and I've seen him publish a dozen benchmarks in under 24 hours.
The best way to study his results is through playlists. Say you're interested in Electronic Arts' latest battle royale hit, Apex Legends. His list includes benchmarks ranging from FM2+ APUs to Nvidia's RTX series, passing through Intel integrated graphics, cards popular on the second-hand market, some classics, and platforms with special conditions. That last category includes Ryzen Mobile, tuned with a modified version of Ryzen Master.
Recently, TechEpiphany has focused on AAA titles like Metro Exodus and the Resident Evil 2 remake, but it tends to favor more affordable hardware. The Athlon 200GE with its Vega 3 module has more than a hundred videos with multiple games and variable settings, while the Ryzen 3 2200G has been put through more than 200 benchmarks. Remember that the Athlon 200GE's overclocking was unlocked a few months ago, and that RAM adjustments (dual channel, timings) change integrated graphics behavior.
In short, it can get hard to keep up with so many videos, but I think TechEpiphany's benchmarks are a bit more real for the end user, thanks to that impressive mix of low and mid-end hardware.
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