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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

The ATI Mobilty Radeon HD 4650 from AMD is a DirectX 10.1 middle-class notebook graphics adapter. Technically it is a slower clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4670. The successor of the HD 4650 is the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with DirectX 11 support and improved performance. Later the HD 4650 was also introduced as Mobility Radeon HD 5165.

The gaming performance of the GPU lies a bit below the HD 4670. Most DirectX 9 games (like Call of Duty 4, F.E.A.R., or Unreal Tournament 3) should be playable in medium to high details (in 1024x768). Demanding DX10 games from 2008 like Crysis run only in low-medium details fluently.

The Mobility HD 4650 is based on the RV730 chip and features 320 stream processors (64 5-dimensional shader cores). These cores do the graphic work of the shader- and pixel pipelines of older GPUs. The stream processors are also called ALUs and are grouped in five-way VLIW units. Each of the five instructions of a VLIW bundle has to be independent from the others and therefore the performance depends on the optimization of the driver.

A speciality of the Radeon HD 4600 Series is the possibility to use ordinary DDR2 and DDR3 graphic memory (as a cheaper alternative to GDDR3). However, cards that use that kind of memory will be slower than others equipped with GDDR RAM.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4650 includes the Avivo HD called video technology including an onboard soundchip for 7.1 sound output over HDMI or DisplayPort and the 2nd generation UVD (Unified Video Decoder). This UVD 2 supports full bitstream decoding of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 streams. In addition to this, it also supports dual video stream decoding and Picture-in Picture mode which makes the UVD full BD-Live compliant. Simplified, the Avivo HD technology handles all video tasks and enables the GPU to decode HD videos.

AMD published a current consumtion of about 15-25 Watt for the HD 4650. Still it is unclear if this value represents the chip alone or the whole mxm board including the memory (which would include about 5 Watt).

Compared to the desktop ATI Radeon HD 4650, the mobile counterpart features a slower chip and memory clock (575/800 versus 600/1000) and therefore performs a bit slower than the desktop 4650.

ManufacturerATI
Mobility Radeon HD 4600 Series
Mobility Radeon HD 4670 compare 320 @ 0.68 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 4650 320 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameM96
ArchitectureTerascale 1
Pipelines320 - unified
Core Speed550 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR2, DDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Transistor Count514 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, Powerplay, DisplayPort support up to 2560x1600, HDMI support up to 1920x1080 (both with 7.1 AC3 Audio), 1x Dual-Link/Single-Link DVI, 1x Single-Link DVI Support (all display ports have to be supported by the laptop manufacturer)
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement09.01.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://ati.amd.com/products/MobilityRade...

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 19803     avg: 26922     median: 26779 (28%)     max: 33488 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 15500     avg: 18845     median: 18851 (10%)     max: 21712 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 10565     avg: 12609     median: 12781 (19%)     max: 14360 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
- 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.

low 800x600
109 119.4 134 ~ 121 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
32 41 92 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34 35 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.1  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
64.4 72 ~ 68 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29.8 66 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
40 48.2 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
28 30.4 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
53.5 63.4 97 104 118 126 ~ 94 fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
15.8 18.5 20.1 21.3 21.9 27 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
71.7 103.6 128 160.4 307 ~ 154 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
58 60 60 61.5 62.6 68.5 ~ 62 fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
40 40 41.6 43.3 47 53 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
90  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
78.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
low 800x600
61.8 63.7 66.5 77.5 98 ~ 74 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
38.5 45.6 52 57 59.9 65.4 ~ 53 fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
32.8 34 36.6 38.2 43 46.1 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
95 123.9 130 212.8 238.3 282.5 ~ 180 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
53.5 62.8 65 66.5 82 90.8 92 ~ 73 fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
34.7 36 41 45 50.5 51.6 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
41 48.6 63.9 67.5 72 83 87.2 91 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
33 39 41.5 42 44.5 47 50.9 61 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
25.5 26 26.2 26.6 27.2 27.3 28 28 34.2 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
High 800x600
33.6
Low 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
48.8
Med 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
40.3
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
52.5
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
32.8
High 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
18
Low 1366x768
43.6
Medium 1366x768
33.9
High 1366x768
20.7
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
51 57.1 64.2 81.5 82 84 95.4 98 ~ 77 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29.3 33.7 36 36 36.4 38.5 43.7 52 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
19.2 20 20.3 20.5 21.3 21.6 22 26 32.3 ~ 23 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Med 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
36.1
Low 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
55.7
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
45.6
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
25.3
High 0xAF 0xAA 1280x1024
14.2
High 0xAF 0xAA 800x600
27
Low 1366x768
48.8
Medium 1366x768
28.6
High 1366x768
17
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
64  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
19 33 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion

2006
high 1280x800
66  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
143 248 ~ 196 fps    + Compare
med. 800x600
8 30 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
8 29 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
91.2 261 ~ 176 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
60.1 64.9 93.5 ~ 73 fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
23 24.3 30.9 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Counter-Strike Source

Counter-Strike Source

2004
high 1024x768
285  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
191.1  fps    + Compare
med. 640x480
196  fps    + Compare
high 800x600
193.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
159  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
603.9 608.2 650 ~ 621 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

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Gaming Performance

In our review of the Compal HLB2 barebone, we tested the integrated HD 4650 that is clocked with fast 600/800 MHz with different games. Warning - slower clocked 4650 gpus in other notebooks should perform much worse.

Crysis: 1024x768, high: 32 fps -> playable
GTA 4: 800x600, min: 46 fps -> fully playable
Call of Duty 4: 1280x1024, high: 30 fps -> playable with stuttering
Racedriver GRID: 1280x1024, high, 2xAA: 40 fps -> fully playable
F.E.A.R. 2: 1024x768, medium, 2xAA: 50 fps -> fully playable

COD4
COD4
Fear2
Fear2
Grid
Grid

Notebook reviews with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics card

Acer Aspire 5940G-KAQB0: Intel Core i7-720QM, 15.60", 3.2 kg
  Review » Review Acer Aspire 5940G Notebook

Asus M60VP: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.00", 3.4 kg
  Review » Review Asus M60VP Notebook

Compal KHLB2: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  Review » Review Compal KHLB2 Notebook

Dell Studio 1747: Intel Core i7-720QM, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  Review » Review Dell Studio 1747 Notebook

HP Pavilion dv6-1211sg: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  Review » Review HP Pavilion dv6-1211sg Notebook

Samsung R522: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  Review » Review Samsung R522-Aura Notebook

Schenker MG6: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  Review » Review mySN MG6 Notebook (Compal HLB2)

Sony Vaio VGN-FW51MF: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.40", 2.9 kg
  Review » Review Sony Vaio VGN-FW51MF Notebook

Toshiba Satellite A500-15H: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.00", 3.2 kg
  Review » Review Toshiba A500-15H Multimedia Notebook

Toshiba Satellite P300-212 : Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 17.00", 3.4 kg
  Review » Review Toshiba Satellite P300-212 Notebook

Acer Aspire 5940G-724G50BN: Intel Core i7-720QM, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5940G-724G50BN

Acer Aspire 5940G-KAQB0: Intel Core i7-720QM, 15.60", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5940G-KAQB0

Asus M60VP: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.00", 3.4 kg
  External Review » Asus M60VP

Asus N81Vp: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Asus N81Vp

Asus N81Vp-D2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 14.00", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Asus N81Vp-D2

Asus X5BTP: AMD Athlon X2 QL-62, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » Asus X5BTP

BTO Notebooks P.Book 15C29A: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » BTO Notebooks P.Book 15C29A

Compal KHLB2: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Compal KHLB2

Cyberpower Xplorer X6-7900: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 15.60", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Cyberpower Xplorer X6-7900

Dell Studio 1747: Intel Core i7-720QM, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » Dell Studio 1747

Fujitsu LifeBook AH530-P61: Intel Core i5-450M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu LifeBook AH530-P61

HP Pavilion dv6-1211sg: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-1211sg

HP Pavilion dv6-1253cl: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.00", 2.3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-1253cl

HP Pavilion dv6-1360us: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-1360us

HP Pavilion dv6-2005AX: AMD Turion II M500, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-2005AX

HP Pavilion dv6-2120eg: AMD Athlon II M320, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-2120eg

HP Pavilion dv7-2005eg: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.30", 3.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2005eg

HP Pavilion dv7-2070eg: AMD Turion X2 RM-75, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2070eg

HP Pavilion dv7-2142eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2142eg

HP Pavilion dv7-2160ef: Intel Core 2 Duo P7550, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2160ef

HP Pavilion dv7-2170us: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2170us

HP Pavilion dv7-2173cl: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.30", 3.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2173cl

HP Pavilion dv7-2180us: Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2180us

HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX

HP Pavilion dv7-2270us: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 17.30", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2270us

HP Pavilion dv7-2273cl: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 17.30", 3.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-2273cl

Ibuypower Battalion 101 CZ-10: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 15.60", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Ibuypower Battalion 101 CZ-10

Mesh Edge15 TT: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.60", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Mesh Computers Edge15 TT

Packard Bell EasyNote LJ71: AMD Athlon II M320, 17.30", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Packard Bell EasyNote LJ71

Schenker MG6: Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Schenker mySN MG6

Sony Vaio VGN-FW41: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 16.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW41

Sony Vaio VGN-FW46M: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.40", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW46M

Sony Vaio VGN-FW480J/T: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW480J/T

Sony Vaio VGN-FW51MF: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.40", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW51MF

Sony Vaio VGN-FW51ZF/H: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 16.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW51ZF/H

Sony Vaio VGN-FW560F/T: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW560F/T

Sony Vaio VGN-FW56SR/H: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.40", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FW56SR/H

Sony Vaio VGN-NW280F: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 15.50", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-NW280F

Sony Vaio VGNFW54M: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 16.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGNFW54M

Toshiba Satellite A500-11U: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.00", 3 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite A500-11U

Toshiba Satellite A500-12W: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.00", 3 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite A500-12W

Toshiba Satellite A500-14H : Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite A500-14H

Toshiba Satellite A500-15H: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.00", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite A500-15H

Toshiba Satellite L350-24U: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, 17.00", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L350-24U

Toshiba Satellite L500-164: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 15.60", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L500-164

Toshiba Satellite L555-10N: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 17.30", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L555-10N

Toshiba Satellite L555-10R: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L555-10R

Toshiba Satellite P300-212 : Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 17.00", 3.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite P300-212

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8945: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 18.40", 4.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite P505-S8945

Toshiba Satellite Pro L500-1D6: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 15.60", 2.8 kg
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