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Passmark is the link I would've given if I weren't typing all this from my phone at work. That's the reason my answers are lacking today.
When it comes to graphics rendering, you do not want an APU. You want a graphics card capable of as many FLOPS as possible and a CPU that won't bottleneck it. That is why I have not recommended anything from AMD in this thread. Now if it were just gaming, is be singing a completely different tune.
The one thing comparison charts from benchmarks don't tell you, AMD graphics drivers have issues with the best graphics rendering software. It's bad enough a problem that universities recommend nVidia over AMD in all computers. On the other hand, when it comes to actually playing the games, AMD graphics cards achieve higher framerates for their price points.
When it comes to graphics rendering, you do not want an APU. You want a graphics card capable of as many FLOPS as possible and a CPU that won't bottleneck it. That is why I have not recommended anything from AMD in this thread. Now if it were just gaming, is be singing a completely different tune.
The one thing comparison charts from benchmarks don't tell you, AMD graphics drivers have issues with the best graphics rendering software. It's bad enough a problem that universities recommend nVidia over AMD in all computers. On the other hand, when it comes to actually playing the games, AMD graphics cards achieve higher framerates for their price points.