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AMD Radeon HD 6470M

AMD Radeon HD 6470M

The AMD Radeon HD 6470M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6470) is a laptop graphics card for entry level to middle class notebooks. It should be based on the Seymore-XT chip and therefore feature the UVD 3 video decoder. Compared to the faster HD 6490M, the 6470M only supports slower DDR3 graphics memory.

The 120 Stream processors should be still based on the "old" 5D architecture similar to the 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. The Tessellation performance should be improved (like the desktop 6800 series) with the new cards. The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. With the later two the cores can also be used for general computations like transcoding videos.

The performance should be somewhere between the HD6370M (renamed 5470)  that features less shaders and the HD5650. Therefore, all current games should run in low detail settings fluently.

The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.

Furthermore, the HD 6400M series integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. for Blu-Ray videos).

The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays (integrated and external). However, the solution is not as mature as Nvidias 3D Vision.

Thanks to Eyefinity the graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 4 monitors simultaneously. However, this only works if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs.

The power consumption of the chip should be similar to the Mobility Radeon HD 5470 and therefore suited for 13" laptops and up.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 6400M Series
Radeon HD 6490M (compare) 160 @ 700 / 750 / 800 MHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6470M 160 @ 700 / 750 MHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6450M (compare) 160 @ 600 MHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6430M (compare) 160 @ 480 MHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameSeymour XT
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines160 - unified
Core Speed700 / 750 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/...

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 525     avg: 594.3     median: 595 (2%)     max: 645 points
+ 16 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 493     avg: 531.3     median: 535 (1%)     max: 565 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
min: 23392     avg: 26919.2     median: 27881 (29%)     max: 28522 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
min: 9861     avg: 11488.2     median: 11711 (6%)     max: 12488 Points
+ 8 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
min: 7140     avg: 8031.3     median: 8372 (16%)     max: 8468 Points
+ 7 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 06 +
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
min: 5     avg: 6.2     median: 6 (3%)     max: 7 fps
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
min: 4     avg: 6.2     median: 6 (86%)     max: 6 points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
min: 4     avg: 5.2     median: 5 (71%)     max: 5 points
+ 13 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
- 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.

Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
42.3 50.3 ~ 46 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.7 19.5 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011
low 1280x720
17.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Deus Ex Human Revolution

Deus Ex Human Revolution

2011
low 1024x768
25 36.7 ~ 31 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
17 23 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
81.5 82 ~ 82 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
36.9 37 ~ 37 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
24 24.3 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.8 13 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
39 39 39.3 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
26.7 27 27 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.5 20 20 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5.8 6 6 ~ 6 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
32.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
15  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
CPU 1280x1024
3.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
low 800x600
70 70 70.3 ~ 70 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
41.5 42 42 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
28.9 29 29 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.6 16 16 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
139 180 186 202 224.2 ~ 186 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
74.3 112 112 129.2 133.9 ~ 112 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
38.8 56 58 64.5 64.5 66.9 ~ 58 fps    + Compare