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ATI Radeon HD 3200

ATI Radeon HD 3200

The AMD ATI Radeon (Mobility) HD 3200 is an onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip (on the RS780M chipset). It is based on the HD 2400 graphics core and features the UVD video engine to decode HD videos (Avivo HD).

Hybrid CrossfireX is a new feature of the chipset, that allowes to use the onboard HD 3200 graphics core in conjunction with a dedicated graphics card (of the Mobilty Radeon HD 3400 series) in Crossfire combination to increase the performance (similar to GeForceBoost / HybridSLI of Nvidia). Every frame is rendered by a different graphics core with this technique.

PowerXpress is used to save current if the HD 3200 is used with a dedicated graphics card of the HD 3000 series. The driver is able to dynamically switch between the onboard graphics (for low demanding tasks like office) and the dedicated graphics core for demanding tasks (e.g., games).

The UVD video engine is able to decode HD videos (MPEG-2, H.264, and VC-1) in all stages and allows the fluent playback of HD videos (e.g. Blu-ray) with a relative low CPU utilization (called Avivo HD). The HD 3200 was the first onboard graphics card that allows the fluent playback of Blu-ray videos. The UVD on the HD 3200 supports the decoding of one video stream only. A second stream (e.g. on Blue Rays with PIP feature) has to be done by the CPU.

The graphics core of the HD 3200 stems from the Mobility Radeon HD 2400 and is therefore DirectX 10 capable. Because of the missing graphics memory, the performance of the card is a bit lower than of the HD 2400. Theroretically, dedicated memory chips can be directly added to the chip, making it a dedicated graphics card. Because of pricing it is unclear if any manufacturer will add memory to the chip.

Still older games like Doom 3 or Quake 4 should be barly playable. Compared to older onboad graphic chips (e.g., GMA X3100), the HD 3200 is much faster. Even the Centrino 2 graphics core (GMA 4500M HD) is noticeable slower than the HD 3200.

Using Windows XP, the HD 3200 seems to have problems with current and older drivers, as there is no 2D accelleration. This leads to very slow interactions with windows and scrolling (especially with Firefox as reported in various discussion boards). More information on the topic can be found at Planet 3D Now (de) or the AMD forum.

ManufacturerATI
Radeon HD 3000 Series

Radeon HD 3200 40@500MHz

Radeon HD 3100 40@350MHz

Pipelines40 - unified
Core Speed *500 MHz
Shader Speed *500 MHz
Memory Speed *
Memory Bus Width
Memory Type
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryyes
shared memory
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Transistors181 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesAvivo HD, Hybrid Graphics Technology, PCI-E 2.0, Vari-Bright (adjust panel brightness automatically to save current), HDCP support, Display Cache (to save current when refreshing an idle screen)
Notebook Sizesmall and light
Date of Announcement04.06.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.amd.com/us-en/0,,3715_15337_1...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5321     avg: 7130 (16%)     max: 10182 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
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min: 1745     avg: 2676 (5%)     max: 3739 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
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min: 1475     avg: 2368 (10%)     max: 3190 Points
3DMark 06
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min: 758     avg: 1262 (7%)     max: 1700 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
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min: 807     avg: 1315 (11%)     max: 1656 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
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min: 3     avg: 3 (44%)     max: 3 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
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min: 3.3     avg: 3 (49%)     max: 3.3 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
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min: 1328     avg: 1660 (21%)     max: 2313 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
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min: 98     avg: 98 (1%)     max: 98 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
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min: 75     avg: 75 (1%)     max: 75 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 3.1     avg: 3 (44%)     max: 3.5 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 4.6     avg: 5 (65%)     max: 4.9 points
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
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min: 2.01     avg: 2 (5%)     max: 2.01 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.

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
22.3  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Sims 3 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
22.2  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
26.7  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Far Cry 2 (2008): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Trackmania Nations Forever
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
low:
60.8  fps      Compare
high:
11.7  fps      Compare
ultra:
3.4  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
high:
6.6  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Call of Juarez Benchmark
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
high:
4  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
high:
15  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
25 33.4 ~ 29 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Quake 4 (2005): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
90 94 148 175 ~ 127 fps      Compare
med.:
23 31 36 40 ~ 33 fps      Compare
high:
6 8 8 9 ~ 8 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
58.3  fps      Compare
med.:
18.3  fps      Compare
high:
5.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike Source (2004)
high:
65  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
43.2  fps      Compare
med.:
42.4  fps      Compare
high:
29.4  fps      Compare