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AMD Radeon HD 7520G

The AMD Radeon HD 7520G or HD7520G is a processor graphics card in the Trinity APUs from AMD. It is a mid-range version with a reduced shader count / clock speed and will be featured in the A6 series. It is based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 series desktop graphics card and doesn't offer a dedicated graphics memory.

Trinity got its name due to the fact that it consists out of three different architecture parts. The CPU cores are based on the Piledriver architecture (Bulldozer successor), the GPU cores on Northern Islands GPU cores (HD 6900 desktop series) and the video processing engine and multi-display connectivity from the new Southern Islands GPU architecture (HD 7900 series).

The integrated UVD3 video decoder (Avivo HD) allows the full decoding of Multi-View Codec (MVC), MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX, xVid), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Adobe Flash HD videos.

The performance is in the mid range of HD 6000M series cards, but slower than the AMD Radeon HD 6630M (see for benchmarks). Notebooks equipped with single channel memory will deliver significantly lower performance. Overall, games of 2012 will run fluently with low details.

The APU is still manufactured in 32nm and as A8 series parts are classified with a 35 Watt TDP, the HD 7640G is best suited for laptops of 13-14-inch an up.

Radeon HD 7000G Series

Radeon HD 7660G compare 384 @ 0.5 - 0.69 GHz
Radeon HD 7620G compare 384 @ 0.36 - 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 7640G compare 256 @ 0.5 - 0.69 GHz
Radeon HD 7600G compare 384 @ 0.32 - 0.42 GHz
Radeon HD 7500G compare 256 @ 0.33 - 0.42 GHz
Radeon HD 7520G 192 @ 0.5 - 0.69 GHz
Radeon HD 7420G compare 128 @ 0.48 - 0.66 GHz
Radeon HD 7400G compare 192 @ 0.33 - 0.42 GHz
CodenameTrinity
ArchitectureTerascale 3
Pipelines192 - unified
Core Speed497 - 686 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2
technology32 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement01.06.2012
CPU in Radeon HD 7520GGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A6-4400M2 x 2700 MHz, 35 W496 MHz685 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2148 Points (2%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
3185 Points (1%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
31247 Points (3%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 560     avg: 638     median: 608 (1%)     max: 747 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 513     avg: 584     median: 559 (0%)     max: 681 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2011     avg: 2293     median: 2045 (1%)     max: 2824 Points
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 1766     avg: 2098     median: 1814 (1%)     max: 2715 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
16697 Points (9%)
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
9477 Points (10%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 3832     avg: 4480     median: 4332 (6%)     max: 5277 Points
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 6.2     avg: 6.9     median: 6.9 (1%)     max: 7.5 fps
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 5.9     avg: 6.3     median: 6.3 (80%)     max: 6.6 Points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 4.5     avg: 5.4     median: 5.1 (65%)     max: 6.6 Points
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4966     avg: 5099     median: 5073 (4%)     max: 5257 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 16.56     avg: 18.8     median: 18.8 (6%)     max: 21.04 fps
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
70 Samples/s (0%)
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* 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.

SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
19  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
12  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
14  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3

2013
low 1024x768
44  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Medal of Honor: Warfighter

2012
low 1024x768
19  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
13  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
65 73.3 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
49 55.8 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
42 49.7 ~ 46 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
18  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
17  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Counter-Strike: GO

Counter-Strike: GO

2012
low 1024x768
61.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
44.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Darksiders II

Darksiders II

2012
med. 1366x768
30.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

2012
low 1024x768
28.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

2012
low 1024x768
17.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
10.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3

2012
low 1024x768
13.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
12.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
7.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dirt Showdown

Dirt Showdown

2012
low 1024x768
27.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
13.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
55.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
38.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters

2012
low 1024x768
15 18.4 ~ 17 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3

2012
low 1280x720
21 28.6 30 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21.6 22.1 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
22.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
14  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
44 52.2 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
15.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011
low 1280x720
25 27.2 30 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21.8 22.9 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
15.1 15.4 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
CoD: Modern Warfare 3

CoD: Modern Warfare 3

2011
low 1024x768
64 73.3 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
41.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
27.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3

2011
low 1024x768
17.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
14  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City

2011
low 1024x768
39 44 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33 35 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11 12 ~ 12 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.