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AMD Radeon HD 6650M

AMD Radeon HD 6650M

The AMD Radeon HD 6650M (sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6650 or similar) is a fast middle class graphics card for laptops. It supports DirectX11, is the successor of the HD 5650, and features higher clock rates, 80 more shaders, Eyefinity+ and the new UVD3 video decoder. However, it is still produced in 40nm and based on the same Whister chip as the whole 6700M and 6600M series. First informations also suggest, that the HD 6650M is a 6750M with DDR3 memory.

The 480 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 3D performance should be similar to the older Radeon HD 5730 due to the larger amount of shaders. Therefore, current and demanding games should run fluently in 1366x768 and medium to high details. Less demanding games like Sims 3 or Fifa 11 should run in high details and resolutions.

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 6600M 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 5 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 5650 and therefore suited for 15" laptops and up.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 6600M/6700M Series
Radeon HD 6770M (compare) 480 @ 675 / 725 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6750M (compare) 480 @ 600 MHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6730M (compare) 480 @ 725 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6650M 480 @ 600 MHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6630M (compare) 480 @ 485 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameWhistler-PRO
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines480 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz
Memory Speed900 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement04.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/...

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 1037     avg: 1198.3     median: 1158 (3%)     max: 1409 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 962     avg: 1106.3     median: 1037 (2%)     max: 1444 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
40671 Points (42%)
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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
min: 20434     avg: 21134.4     median: 20718 (11%)     max: 22073 Points
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
min: 14359     avg: 14501.5     median: 14501 (27%)     max: 14644 Points
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3DMark 06 +
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
11.9 fps (5%)
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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: 5     avg: 6.5     median: 6 (86%)     max: 6 points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
min: 5     avg: 6.5     median: 6 (86%)     max: 6 points
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
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- 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.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic

2011
low 1024x768
34.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
24.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
86.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011
low 1280x720
26.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3

2011
low 1024x768
35.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
195.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
104.6  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
61.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
46 49 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
24 31 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18 31 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Deus Ex Human Revolution

Deus Ex Human Revolution

2011
low 1024x768
89.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.1  fps    + Compare