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AMD Radeon HD 7640G

The AMD Radeon HD 7640G or HD7640G is a processor graphics card in the Trinity APUs from AMD. It is the second fastest version and is featured only in the A8 series. It is based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 series desktop graphics card and doesn't offer a dedicated graphics memory.

Trinity got its name due to the fact that it consists out of three different architecture parts. The CPU cores are based on the Piledriver architecture (Bulldozer successor), the GPU cores on Northern Islands GPU cores (HD 6900 desktop series) and the video processing engine and multi-display connectivity from the new Southern Islands GPU architecture (HD 7900 series).

The integrated UVD3 video decoder (Avivo HD) allows the full decoding of Multi-View Codec (MVC), MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX, xVid), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Adobe Flash HD videos.

The performance is in the mid range of HD 6000M series cards similar or slower than the AMD Radeon HD 6630M (see for benchmarks). Therefore, the graphics card is a bit faster than the Intel HD Graphics 4000 in Ivy Bridge CPUs.

The APU is still manufactured in 32nm and as most A8 series parts should be classified with a 35 Watt TDP, the HD 7640G is best suited for laptops of 13-14-inch an up.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 7000G Series

Radeon HD 7660G 384@497 - 686MHz

Radeon HD 7620G 384@360 - 497MHz

Radeon HD 7640G 256@497 - 686MHz

Radeon HD 7600G 384@320 - 424MHz

Radeon HD 7500G 256@327 - 424MHz

Radeon HD 7520G 192@497 - 686MHz

Radeon HD 7420G 128@480 - 655MHz

Radeon HD 7400G 192@327 - 423MHz

CodenameTrinity
ArchitectureTerascale 3
Pipelines256 - unified
Core Speed *497 - 686 MHz
Shader Speed *497 - 686 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology32 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement15.05.2012
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 680     avg: 704 (7%)     max: 728 points
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 651     avg: 655.5 (6%)     max: 660 points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 2592     avg: 2599 (7%)     max: 2606 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 2212     avg: 2221.5 (6%)     max: 2231 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 4138     avg: 4173 (14%)     max: 4208 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 7655     avg: 7781 (21%)     max: 7907 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 12496     avg: 12523 (8%)     max: 12550 Points
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 18117     avg: 18117 (30%)     max: 18117 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: -1     avg: 2.1 (1%)     max: 5.1 fps
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2720     avg: 3071 (12%)     max: 3422 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 16.82     avg: 17.2 (19%)     max: 17.48 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 4460     avg: 4489.5 (41%)     max: 4519 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 4.9     avg: 5.3 (66%)     max: 5.6 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 6.1     avg: 6.1 (77%)     max: 6.1 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.

Dirt Showdown
low:
30.2  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Diablo III
Diablo III (2012)
low:
42.7  fps      Compare
ultra:
9.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Anno 2070
Anno 2070 (2011)
low:
44.3  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
low:
28.4  fps      Compare
med.:
16.7  fps      Compare
high:
11.6  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 (2011): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Fifa 12
Fifa 12 (2011)
low:
124.1  fps      Compare
med.:
76  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F1 2011
F1 2011 (2011)
low:
45  fps      Compare
med.:
29  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Deus Ex Human Revolution
low:
45.5 47.5 ~ 47 fps      Compare
high:
21.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 (2011)
low:
65.3  fps      Compare
med.:
33.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
109.1  fps      Compare
med.:
23  fps      Compare
high:
15  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Just Cause 2 (2010): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...

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

Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 7640G graphics card

Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E535-NZR5BGE: AMD A-Series A8-4500M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
  Review » Review Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E535 Notebook

Acer Aspire V3-551-8458: AMD A-Series A8-4500M, 15.6", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire V3-551-8458

HP Pavilion m6-1148ca: AMD A-Series A8-4500M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion m6-1148ca

Toshiba Satellite L855D-100: AMD A-Series A8-4500M, 15.6", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L855D-100

Toshiba Satellite L855D-S5242: AMD A-Series A8-4500M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L855D-S5242

» 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
Radeon HD 7970
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Radeon HD 7870
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Class 2
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 4
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
PowerVR SGX554MP4 *
Mali-T604 *
Class 6
PowerVR SGX543MP4 *
Adreno 320 *
PowerVR SGX543MP3 *
PowerVR SGX543MP2 *
PowerVR SGX545
PowerVR SGX544 *
Adreno 305 *
Adreno 225 *
Vivante GC4000 *
Mali-400 MP4 *
VideoCore-IV *
Adreno 220 *
Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core
Mali-400 MP2 *
PowerVR SGX540 *
Adreno 205 *
Adreno 203 *
GC800 *
PowerVR SGX535
PowerVR SGX531
PowerVR SGX530
Adreno 200 *
Mali-200 *
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-01-17)