A leaked engineering sample of the unreleased Ryzen 7 8700GE has been tested by German YouTuber GucksTV. According to the tests, the unreleased chip exhibits only a 23% reduction in GPU performance despite the 50% reduction in max TDP, reports VideoCardz. Compared to the AMD Ryzen 8700G (which we have reviewed in detail already), which operates at up to 65 watts, the Ryzen 8700GE is limited to a maximum 35-watt TDP and targets lower-power devices.
Before proceeding, it's important to clarify that we can't technically prove this is a real Ryzen 7 8700GE being tested, and even if it were, it's still an engineering sample, which could mean it has slightly better or worse performance than whatever the retail 8700GE ends up having. However, with that clarified, it does seem reasonably likely that the AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE "engineering sample" acquired by GucksTV for his coverage is the real deal, particularly with the results below.
