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AMD Radeon HD 7470M

AMD Radeon HD 7470M

The AMD Radeon HD 7470M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7470) is a laptop graphics card for entry level to middle class notebooks. It is based on the old 40nm Seymore-XT chip and therefore just a renamed version of the Radeon HD 6490M. According to rumors there can be DDR3 and GDDR5 versions with different clock speeds. In our tests we also found a model with DDR3 that clocked only with 667MHz (Asus X54HR) and is therefore slower than the 6490M.

The 160 Stream processors are still based on the "old" 5D architecture similar to the 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. With the later two the cores can also be used for general computations like transcoding videos.

The performance  of the higher clocked GDDR5 version is about on a level of the Mobility Radeon HD 550v / GeForce GT 325M. Therefore, the card is positioned in the low end and allows to play current games in low detail and resolution settings. In our tests with a similar Radeon HD 6490M in a 15" MBP, games like Starcraft 2 or Mafia 2 reached about 30fps in medium detail settings with a resolution of 1024x768. Less demanding and older games like Trackmania also ran in high details and resolution settings. However, Battlefield 3 may not run at all and demanding games like Dirt 3 will only be playable in low settings.

The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.

Furthermore, the HD 7400M series integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. for Blu-Ray videos).

The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays (integrated and external). However, the solution is not as mature as Nvidias 3D Vision.

Thanks to Eyefinity the graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 4 monitors simultaneously. However, this only works if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs.

The power consumption of the chip should be similar to the Mobility Radeon HD 5470 and therefore suited for 13" laptops and up.

Radeon HD 7400M Series

Radeon HD 7490M compare 160 @ 0.8 GHz64 Bit @ 3800 MHz
Radeon HD 7470M 160 @ 0.75 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7450M compare 160 @ 0.7 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7430M compare 160 @ 0.6 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
CodenameSeymour XT / XTX
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines160 - unified
Core Speed750 / 800 MHz
Memory Speed3200 / 1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3/GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement07.12.2011

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 3537     avg: 3625     median: 3624.5 (5%)     max: 3712 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
16.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
12  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic

2011
low 1024x768
50.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
17.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
41.7 43.9 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
14.9 17.2 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9.6 11.4 ~ 11 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
20.6 27.9 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.3 18 ~ 17 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
100.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
36.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
18.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
11.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
156.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
76.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
45  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
64  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
33  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
48.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
95.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
35  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
20.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
22.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
15.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 800x600
63.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
33.6  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
25  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
32.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
24.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
20.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
128.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
22.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
12.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 800x600
26.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
13.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 1316.6
F1 201212
Star Wars: The Old Republic50.917.5
Anno 2070431611
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim241711.3
CoD: Modern Warfare 3100.736.718.2
Battlefield 318.411.99.1
Fifa 12156.376.445
F1 2011643318
Deus Ex Human Revolution48.716.5
Dirt 395.93520.9
Crysis 222.515.311.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops63.233.625
Mafia 232.424.720.2
StarCraft 2128.422.412.3
Metro 203326.613.3
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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 7470M graphics card

 

Review Samsung Series 3 355E5C-S02DE Notebook

A bit of this and a bit of that. Samsung's 355E5C brings along an APU and a Radeon HD 7470M GPU from AMD alongside a matte screen. Sounds like the perfect offic...
AMD E2-1800 | AMD Radeon HD 7470M | 15.60" | 2.3 kg
 

Review Asus X54HR-SO060V Notebook

Money pinching. Asus primarily focuses on the price in the X54HR-SO060V. Great equipment or high performance isn't possible for just under EUR 480. Is the 15 in...
Intel Core i3-2350M | AMD Radeon HD 7470M | 15.60" | 2.4 kg

HP Pavilion dm4-3013tx: Intel Core i5-2450M, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3013tx

HP Probook 4730s-A6E51EA: Intel Core i5-2450M, 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » HP Probook 4730s-A6E51EA

HP Pavilion dm4-3011tx: Intel Core i5-2430M, 14.00", 2.1 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3011tx

HP Pavilion dm4-3080ef: Intel Core i5-2450M, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3080ef

HP Pavilion dv6-6c51ea: Intel Core i5-2450M, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-6c51ea

Asus X84H: Intel Core i3-2350M, 14.00", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Asus X84H

HP Pavilion dm4-3010t: Intel Core i5-2450M, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3010t

Asus X54HR-SO060V: Intel Core i3-2350M, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Asus X54HR-SO060V

HP Pavilion dm4-3000 Beats: Intel Core i5-2430M, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3000 Beats

HP Pavilion dm4-3000ea: Intel Core i5-2450M, 14.00", 2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dm4-3000ea

HP Pavilion dv6-6c04ea: AMD A6-3430MX, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-6c04ea

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