ATI Radeon HD 4225

The AMD ATI Radeon HD 4225 (sometimes also ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 called) is an onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip in the RS880M chipset. It is based on the HD 3400 graphics core and features the UVD 2 video engine to decode HD videos (Avivo HD - can decode two HD streams simultaneously). Compared to the HD 4200 and 4250, the 4225 offers a worse performance due to the slow clock speed.

The UVD 2 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 2 in the HD 4225 supports the decoding of two video stream and therefore got a full Blu-Ray support.

The graphics core of the HD 4225 stems from the Mobility Radeon HD 3400 series and is therefore DirectX 10.1 capable. Because of the missing graphics memory, the performance of the card is a bit lower than of the HD 34x0. 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. 

ManufacturerATI
Radeon HD 4000 Series

Radeon HD 4350 80@600MHz

Radeon HD 4270 40@590MHz

Radeon HD 4250 40@500MHz

Radeon HD 4200 40@500MHz

Radeon HD 4225 40@380MHz

Radeon HD 4100 40@350MHz

CodenameRS880M
Pipelines40 - unified
Core Speed *380 MHz
Shader Speed *380 MHz
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryyes
shared memory
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.0
technology55 nm
FeaturesAvivo HD (UVD2), Hybrid Graphics Technology, PCI-E 2.0, Vari-Bright (Bildschirmhelligkeit automtisch anpassen), HDCP support, Display Cache
Date of Announcement01.05.2010
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 6129     avg: 6645 (11%)     max: 7061 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2567     avg: 2770.6 (3%)     max: 2864 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2071     avg: 2364.8 (7%)     max: 2868 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 980     avg: 1104.4 (4%)     max: 1297 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 1148     avg: 1764 (8%)     max: 2397 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 1464     avg: 1683.6 (16%)     max: 1946 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 116     avg: 146.5 (0%)     max: 189 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 88     avg: 112 (0%)     max: 145 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 3.2     avg: 3.6 (45%)     max: 4.2 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 4     avg: 4.9 (62%)     max: 5.2 points
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 2.1     avg: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.85 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.

Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
low:
69.9 69.9 ~ 70 fps      Compare
med.:
14.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
26.3 26.3 29.6 33.7 ~ 29 fps      Compare
high:
12 13.1 ~ 13 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Far Cry 2 (2008): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Trackmania Nations Forever
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
low:
77.6  fps      Compare
high:
14.3  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...
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
18.7  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
15.2  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
low:
28  fps      Compare
med.:
4  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

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

Notebook reviews with ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics card

Acer Aspire 1551-32B2G32n (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 11.6")
» Review Acer Aspire 1551 Subnotebook - Review
» Acer Aspire 1551-32B2G32n - External Review

Acer Aspire 1551-5448 (AMD Turion II Neo K625, 11.6")
» Acer Aspire 1551-5448 - External Review

Acer Aspire One 521 (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 10.1")
» Review Acer Aspire One 521 Netbook - Review
» Acer Aspire One 521 - External Review

Acer Aspire One 521-3530 (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 10.1")
» Acer Aspire One 521-3530 - External Review

Acer Aspire One 721 (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Acer Aspire One 721 - External Review

Acer Aspire One 721-12B2ki (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Review Acer Aspire One 721 Notebook - Review

Acer Aspire One 721-12B8rr (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Acer Aspire One 721-12B8rr - External Review

Acer Aspire One 721-3574 (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Acer Aspire One 721-3574 - External Review

Dell Inspiron M101z (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 11.6")
» Review Dell Inspiron M101z Subnotebook - Review
» Dell Inspiron M101z - External Review

Dell Inspiron M301z (AMD Turion II Neo K625, 13.3")
» Review Dell Inspiron M301z Subnotebook - Review
» Dell Inspiron M301z - External Review
» Dell Inspiron M301z - External Review

Gateway LT3201u (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Gateway LT3201u - External Review

HP Pavilion dm1-2000 (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 11.6")
» HP Pavilion dm1-2000 - External Review

HP Pavilion dm1-2140ef (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» HP Pavilion dm1-2140ef - External Review

HP Pavilion dm3-2160ef (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dm3-2160ef - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (665D830) (AMD Athlon II Neo K345, 11.6")
» Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (K345) Subnotebook - Review
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (665D830) - External Review

Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 11 2545-24G (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 11.6")
» Review Lenovo Edge 11: Athlon Neo II K325 vs. Core i3 380UM - Review
» Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 11 2545-24G - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11-658D817 (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 11.6")
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11-658D817 - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11-NVZ3BUK (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11-NVZ3BUK - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 (665D817) (AMD Turion II Neo K685, 13.3")
» Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 (K685) Subnotebook - Review
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 (665D817) - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13-658D842 (AMD Turion II Neo K625, 13.3")
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13-658D842 - External Review

MSI Wind U250 (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 12.1")
» MSI Wind U250 - External Review

Packard Bell dot a-R-010UK (AMD Athlon II Neo K145, 11.6")
» Packard Bell dot a-R-010UK - External Review

Toshiba Satellite A665D-S6051 (AMD Phenom II X4 P920, 16.0")
» Toshiba Satellite A665D-S6051 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4037 (AMD Phenom II X3 P820, 14.0")
» Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4037 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite L665D-S5066 (AMD Turion II P520, 15.6")
» Toshiba Satellite L665D-S5066 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite T215D-S1140 (AMD Athlon II Neo K125, 11.6")
» Toshiba Satellite T215D-S1140 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite T230 (Intel Core i3 330M, 13.3")
» Toshiba Satellite T230 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite T235-S1345 (AMD Turion II Neo K625, 13.3")
» Toshiba Satellite T235-S1345 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1340 (AMD Athlon II Neo K325, 13.3")
» Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1340 - External Review

Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1345RD (AMD Turion II Neo K625, 13.3")
» Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1345RD - External Review

» 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
Radeon HD 7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 7650M
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)