ATI Radeon HD 4270
The AMD ATI Radeon HD 4270 (sometimes also ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4270 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 4250, the 4270 is a higher clocked version.
Compared to the old HD 3200, the 4270 supports DirectX 10.1 and features the UVD2 video decoder.
The UVD 2 video engine is able to decode HD videos (H.264 and VC-1 in all stages, MPEG-2 only IDCT) 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 4270 supports the decoding of two video stream and therefore got a full Blu-Ray support.
The graphics core of the HD 4270 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.
Current (and less demanding games) like Starcraft 2 or Left4Dead are playable in low details in conjunction with a fast CPU. Furthermore older games like Doom 3 or Quake 4 should also be playable with slower processors. Compared to older onboad graphic chips (e.g., GMA 4500MHD), the HD 4270 is much faster. The new Intel HD Graphics in the Core ix Arrandale CPUs, offers a similar performance, but the driver support by AMD should be better.
| Manufacturer | ATI |
| Radeon HD 4000 Series | 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 |
| Codename | RS880M |
| Architecture | RV6xx |
| Pipelines | 40 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 590 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 590 MHz |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB |
| Shared Memory | yes shared memory |
| DirectX | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.0 |
| technology | 55 nm |
| Features | Avivo HD (UVD2), Hybrid Graphics Technology, PCI-E 2.0, Vari-Bright (Bildschirmhelligkeit automtisch anpassen), HDCP support, Display Cache |
| Date of Announcement | 01.05.2010 |
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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.
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 4270 graphics card
MSI CR630-V1225FD: AMD V-Series V120, 15.6", 2.4 kg
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MSI CR630: AMD Athlon II P320, 15.6", 2.5 kg
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MSI CR630-V1225FD: AMD V-Series V120, 15.6", 2.4 kg
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