Lisuan LX 7G100 Chinese Graphics Card Benchmarks Reveal TrueGPU Native DirectX 12 Performance and Gaming Results Amidst Pricing Challenges
Benchmark results have emerged from independent tests of the new Chinese Graphics card Lisuan LX 7G100, this card features TrueGPU as its proprietary silicon design and it is the first to natively support DirectX 12 giving it the ability to run the latest games upon installation without having to wait for specialized driver updates to be developed over months of time, as was previously the case for similar domestically produced devices.
The graphics card itself has specifications of 12 gigabytes of GDDR6 video memory and an unknown 6 nanometer Graphics Processor. Testing results at 1080p resolution in various graphically demanding games was smooth, Black Myth Wukong had a recorded frame rate of 56 FPS, Grand Theft Auto V at 150FPS, The Witcher 3 at 57FPS, Elden Ring at 80 FPS, Dota 2 at 182 FPS for online play, and Cyberpunk 2077 with FSR3 with frame generation in quality mode at 88FPS on average.
Whilst capable, the performance of the card falls drastically behind contemporary mainstream graphics card equivalents such as the NVIDIA RTX 4060 and the Intel Arc B580 that have 2 to 3 times the frames per second at identical graphic settings, also price seems to be a barrier to access as the card is priced at an approximate 3300 yuan, 485 dollars, which is equivalent in pricing to high performance cards manufactured by mainstream international brands.
On the software and architecture sides the physical hardware is let down by immaturity. Independent reviews have noted an unadorned driver control panel with almost no setting options and that custom overclock settings were reset at every system restart. Current hardware has no hardware ray tracing and it has been confirmed that the second generation of TrueGPU silicon chips will implement it. Monitoring software also has limited use, with only basic frame rate monitoring available through such tools as MSI Afterburner.
Despite these criticisms, the LX 7G100 is being lauded as China first graphics card offering adequate gaming performance out of the box. Although more work needs to be done regarding pricing and driver stability, the architecture confirms that domestic Chinese graphics card development is not just possible, but will continue.
