The AMD Radeon HD 6290 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6290) is an integrated graphics card in some Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-60). It is based on the same graphics core as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 but without any dedicated memory. Furthermore, it features the newer UVD3 video processor. Compared to the slower HD 6250, the 6290 features Turbo Core to overclock automatically to 400MHz.
The 3D performance of the HD 6290 is located in the low end above the integrated chipset graphics card of the 880M chipset (e.g. Radeon HD 4250). Due to the slow processor, the gaming is however very restricted. Only very old and low demanding games run fluent in low-medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever can only be played in low details. However, compared to the integrated graphics card in Atom processors (GMA 3150), the HD 6290 clearly wins.
The new UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) of the UVD3 is not supported due to the low processing power.
The power consumption of the HD 6290 is quite low as it is directly integrated in the processor. The whole processor containing northbridge parts, a memory controller and the gpu is specified with 9 Watt TDP.
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| Codename | Zacate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 80 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 280 - 400 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 40 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DirectX 11, UVD3, Turbo Core 400MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.07.2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- Average benchmark valuesThe 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 | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 2.1 | ||
| Fifa 12 | 18 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| F1 2011 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Dirt 3 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | -1 | ||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 18.8 | -1 | -1 | |||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5 | 2.3 | ||
| Fifa 11 | 38 | 13.2 | ||||
| Mafia 2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.9 | ||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 9 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | ||
| Trackmania Nations Forever | 30.7 | 7.9 | 5 | |||
| World of Warcraft | 47 | 23 | ||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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