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AMD Radeon HD 6720G2

AMD Radeon HD 6720G2

The AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 6520G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics card in CrossFire combination. It is called AMD Dual Graphics or asymmetric CrossFire and uses AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) to render different frames on the two graphic cores. Therefore the combination also suffers from micro stuttering (different spaces between two images lead to stuttering altough the framerate is high enough for fluent gaming with only one GPU).

The performance of the Radeon HD 6720G2 depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade by 10-15% compared to using only the APU graphics card. Currently (June 2011) only DirectX 10 and 11 graphics modes are supported and therefore lower settings and older games are not accelerated. Due to the micro stuttering and performance problems, Dual Graphics may impose more problems than bring performance gains.

The features like PureVideo HD (UVD3) or OpenCL support are similar to the two graphics cards.

As both graphics cards are rendering frames, the power consumption is clearly higher than using only one GPU.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 6000G2 Series
Radeon HD 6775G2 880
Radeon HD 6755G2 880
Radeon HD 6760G2 880
Radeon HD 6740G2 880
Radeon HD 6720G2 880
Radeon HD 6690G2 880
Radeon HD 6680G2 800
Radeon HD 6645G2 560
Radeon HD 6640G2 560
Radeon HD 6545G2 480
Radeon HD 6540G2 480
Radeon HD 6515G2 400
Radeon HD 6510G2 400
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines880 - unified
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement14.06.2011
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
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min: 1428     avg: 1479 (3%)     median: 1456.5 (3%)     max: 1575 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
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min: 1389     avg: 1405.7 (5%)     median: 1404 (5%)     max: 1424 points
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3DMark Vantage
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
P Result 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 +
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
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min: 14126     avg: 14126 (8%)     median: 14126 (8%)     max: 14126 Points
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
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min: 14.8     avg: 14.8 (7%)     median: 14.8 (7%)     max: 14.8 fps
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PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
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min: 3204     avg: 3204 (11%)     median: 3204 (11%)     max: 3204 Points
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SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
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min: 6.1     avg: 6.1 (77%)     median: 6.1 (77%)     max: 6.1 points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
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min: 5.3     avg: 5.3 (67%)     median: 5.3 (67%)     max: 5.3 points
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
59.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
79.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
58.1  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
46.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Deus Ex Human Revolution
low 1024x768
65.4 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
med. 1024x768
40  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
35.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
154.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
115.3  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
75.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
StarCraft 2
low 1024x768
71.5 fps  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
31.9 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
26.1 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Metro 2033
low 800x600
59.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
25.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
low 1024x768
53.1 fps  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46 fps  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38 fps  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
46 47.5 fps 51.5 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29.5 29.8 30.8 fps ~ 30 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.9 20.6 23.4 fps ~ 21 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
31.4 31.8 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
20.5 22.5 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.6 20.7 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
37.8 56.6 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
33.5