ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

The ATI Mobilty Radeon HD 4650 from AMD is a DirectX 10.1 middle-class notebook graphics adapter. Technically it is a slower clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4670. The successor of the HD 4650 is the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with DirectX 11 support and improved performance. Later the HD 4650 was also introduced as Mobility Radeon HD 5165.

The gaming performance of the GPU lies a bit below the HD 4670. Most DirectX 9 games (like Call of Duty 4, F.E.A.R., or Unreal Tournament 3) should be playable in medium to high details (in 1024x768). Demanding DX10 games from 2008 like Crysis run only in low-medium details fluently.

The Mobility HD 4650 is based on the RV730 chip and features 320 stream processors (64 5-dimensional shader cores). These cores do the graphic work of the shader- and pixel pipelines of older GPUs. The stream processors are also called ALUs and are grouped in five-way VLIW units. Each of the five instructions of a VLIW bundle has to be independent from the others and therefore the performance depends on the optimization of the driver.

A speciality of the Radeon HD 4600 Series is the possibility to use ordinary DDR2 and DDR3 graphic memory (as a cheaper alternative to GDDR3). However, cards that use that kind of memory will be slower than others equipped with GDDR RAM.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4650 includes the Avivo HD called video technology including an onboard soundchip for 7.1 sound output over HDMI or DisplayPort and the 2nd generation UVD (Unified Video Decoder). This UVD 2 supports full bitstream decoding of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 streams. In addition to this, it also supports dual video stream decoding and Picture-in Picture mode which makes the UVD full BD-Live compliant. Simplified, the Avivo HD technology handles all video tasks and enables the GPU to decode HD videos.

AMD published a current consumtion of about 15-25 Watt for the HD 4650. Still it is unclear if this value represents the chip alone or the whole mxm board including the memory (which would include about 5 Watt).

Compared to the desktop ATI Radeon HD 4650, the mobile counterpart features a slower chip and memory clock (575/800 versus 600/1000) and therefore performs a bit slower than the desktop 4650.

ManufacturerATI
Mobility Radeon HD 4600 Series

Mobility Radeon HD 4670 320@675MHz

Mobility Radeon HD 4650 320@550MHz

CodenameM96
Pipelines320 - unified
Core Speed *550 MHz
Shader Speed *550 MHz
Memory Speed *800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR2, DDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Current Consumption35 Watt
Transistors514 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, Powerplay, DisplayPort support up to 2560x1600, HDMI support up to 1920x1080 (both with 7.1 AC3 Audio), 1x Dual-Link/Single-Link DVI, 1x Single-Link DVI Support (all display ports have to be supported by the laptop manufacturer)
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement09.01.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://ati.amd.com/products/MobilityRade...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 19803     avg: 26921.5 (44%)     max: 33488 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 15500     avg: 18844.9 (18%)     max: 21712 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 10565     avg: 12609.3 (39%)     max: 14360 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 4920     avg: 6394.4 (25%)     max: 7539 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 3150     avg: 3861.1 (18%)     max: 5965 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 5.9     avg: 5.9 (87%)     max: 5.9 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 5.6     avg: 5.6 (83%)     max: 5.7 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 3667     avg: 5085 (47%)     max: 6720 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 2262     avg: 2455.5 (8%)     max: 2727 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1965     avg: 2206.9 (7%)     max: 2637 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 15.86     avg: 15.9 (33%)     max: 15.86 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 13.84     avg: 13.8 (29%)     max: 13.84 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 18.74     avg: 18.7 (40%)     max: 18.74 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 24.52     avg: 24.5 (13%)     max: 24.52 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 10.32     avg: 10.3 (20%)     max: 10.32 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 22.92     avg: 22.9 (34%)     max: 22.92 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5.65     avg: 5.7 (15%)     max: 5.65 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 11.31     avg: 11.3 (23%)     max: 11.31 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 5.9     avg: 6.4 (81%)     max: 6.7 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7 (84%)     max: 6.7 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

CoD Modern Warfare 2
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
low:
109 119.4 134 ~ 121 fps      Compare
med.:
32 41 92 ~ 55 fps      Compare
high:
34 35 ~ 35 fps      Compare
ultra:
16.1  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Risen
Risen (2009)
low:
64.4 72 ~ 68 fps      Compare
med.:
29.8 66 ~ 48 fps      Compare
high:
21  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Resident Evil 5 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Need for Speed Shift
Need for Speed Shift (2009)
low:
40 48.2 ~ 44 fps      Compare
med.:
28 30.4 ~ 29 fps      Compare
high:
21  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
53.5 63.4 97 104 118 126 ~ 94 fps      Compare
ultra:
15.8 18.5 20.1 21.3 21.9 27 ~ 21 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
ArmA 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
med.:
102.3  fps      Compare
high:
58.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
71.7 103.6 128 160.4 307 ~ 154 fps      Compare
med.:
58 60 60 61.5 62.6 68.5 ~ 62 fps      Compare
high:
40 40 41.6 43.3 47 53 ~ 44 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
43.8  fps      Compare
med.:
29  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
90  fps      Compare
high:
78.4  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2 (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
61.8 63.7 66.5 77.5 98 ~ 74 fps      Compare
med.:
38.5 45.6 52 57 59.9 65.4 ~ 53 fps      Compare
high:
32.8 34 36.6 38.2 43 46.1 ~ 38 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
95 123.9 130 212.8 238.3 282.5 ~ 180 fps      Compare
med.:
53.5 62.8 65 66.5 82 90.8 92 ~ 73 fps      Compare
high:
34.7 36 41 45 50.5 51.6 ~ 43 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
med.:
46.5  fps      Compare
high:
36.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
41 48.6 63.9 67.5 72 83 87.2 91 ~ 69 fps      Compare
med.:
33 39 41.5 42 44.5 47 50.9 61 ~ 45 fps      Compare
high:
25.5 26 26.2 26.6 27.2 27.3 28 28 34.2 ~ 28 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
51 57.1 64.2 81.5 82 84 95.4 98 ~ 77 fps      Compare
med.:
29.3 33.7 36 36 36.4 38.5 43.7 52 ~ 38 fps      Compare
high:
19.2 20 20.3 20.5 21.3 21.6 22 26 32.3 ~ 23 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
64  fps      Compare
high:
19 33 ~ 26 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Call of Juarez Benchmark
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
high:
21.7 22.7 ~ 22 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
high:
66  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
143 248 ~ 196 fps      Compare
med.:
8 30 ~ 19 fps      Compare
high:
8 29 ~ 19 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
91.2 261 ~ 176 fps      Compare
med.:
60.1 64.9 93.5 ~ 73 fps      Compare
high:
23 24.3 30.9 ~ 26 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike Source (2004)
high:
285  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
191.1  fps      Compare
med.:
196  fps      Compare
high:
193.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
159  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
603.9 608.2 650 ~ 621 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Gaming Performance

In our review of the Compal HLB2 barebone, we tested the integrated HD 4650 that is clocked with fast 600/800 MHz with different games. Warning - slower clocked 4650 gpus in other notebooks should perform much worse.

Crysis: 1024x768, high: 32 fps -> playable
GTA 4: 800x600, min: 46 fps -> fully playable
Call of Duty 4: 1280x1024, high: 30 fps -> playable with stuttering
Racedriver GRID: 1280x1024, high, 2xAA: 40 fps -> fully playable
F.E.A.R. 2: 1024x768, medium, 2xAA: 50 fps -> fully playable

COD4
COD4
Fear2
Fear2
Grid
Grid

Notebook reviews with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics card

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Asus N81Vp (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 14.1")
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Asus N81Vp-D2 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 14.0")
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Asus X5BTP (AMD Athlon X2 QL-62, 15.6")
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BTO Notebooks P.Book 15C29A (Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 15.6")
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Compal KHLB2 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.6")
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Cyberpower Xplorer X6-7900 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 15.6")
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Dell Studio 1747 (Intel Core i7 720QM, 17.3")
» Review Dell Studio 1747 Notebook - Review
» Dell Studio 1747 - External Review

Fujitsu LifeBook AH530-P61 (Intel Core i5 450M, 15.6")
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HP Pavilion dv6-1211sg (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.6")
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HP Pavilion dv6-1253cl (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.0")
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HP Pavilion dv6-1360us (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 15.6")
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HP Pavilion dv6-2005AX (AMD Turion II M500, 15.6")
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HP Pavilion dv6-2120eg (AMD Athlon II M320, 15.6")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2005eg (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2070eg (AMD Turion X2 RM-75, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2142eg (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2160ef (Intel Core 2 Duo P7550, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2170us (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2173cl (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2180us (Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2270us (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.3")
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HP Pavilion dv7-2273cl (Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 17.3")
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Ibuypower Battalion 101 CZ-10 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 15.6")
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Mesh Edge15 TT (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.6")
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Samsung R522 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.6")
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Schenker MG6 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 15.6")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW41 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW46M (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW480J/T (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW51MF (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW51ZF/H (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW560F/T (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FW56SR/H (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-NW280F (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 15.5")
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Sony Vaio VGNFW54M (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.4")
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Toshiba Satellite A500-11U (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.0")
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Toshiba Satellite A500-12W (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.0")
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Toshiba Satellite A500-14H (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.4")
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Toshiba Satellite A500-15H (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.0")
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Toshiba Satellite L555-10R (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 17.3")
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Toshiba Satellite P300-212 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 17.0")
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Toshiba Satellite P505-S8945 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 18.4")
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» Comparison of GPUs
Detailled list of all laptop GPUs with a short description. Classified and sorted by performance.

» Benchmark List
Sortable and restrainable list of all GPUs with benchmarks (e.g. 3DMarks).

» Notebook Gaming List
Which game can be played with my graphics card.

Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 6550D *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)