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AMD Radeon HD 7670M

AMD Radeon HD 7670M

The AMD Radeon HD 7670M is a middle class graphics card for laptops and based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6650M. Therefore, it supports DirectX11 and is still manufactured in 40nm. According to AMD there are two versions available, a slower clocked Thames-Pro with GDDR5 memory and a faster clocked Thames-XT with DDR4 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 identical to the Radeon HD 6650M. However, in our benchmarks the card positioned itself sometimes even on a level of the higher clocked Radeon HD 6730M (same chip). Keep in mind that different driver versions and CPUs may also impact the benchmarks. However, demanding games of 2011 like Battlefield 3 only run fluently in medium detail settings. See at the end of this page for detailed gaming benchmarks. Compared to the competitor, the 7670M positions itself in our tests slightly above the GeForce GT 630M on a level of the GeForce GT 550M.

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.

Radeon HD 7600M Series

Radeon HD 7690M XT compare 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M compare 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M compare 480 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7630M compare 480 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7610M Dual Graphics compare 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M compare 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
CodenameThames XT
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines480 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz
Memory Speed1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3, (GDDR5)
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1
Transistor Count716 Million
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement07.06.2011

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.3 pt (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1040     avg: 1201     median: 1186.5 (1%)     max: 1347 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1005     avg: 1079     median: 1061.5 (1%)     max: 1197 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2750     avg: 4867     median: 4995 (1%)     max: 5430 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3926     avg: 4236     median: 4252.5 (2%)     max: 4375 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 10541     avg: 13666     median: 13932 (15%)     max: 15490 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 6210     avg: 7983     median: 8203 (11%)     max: 8801 Points
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 6.3     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (83%)     max: 6.8 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 4.9     avg: 5.8     median: 5.6 (71%)     max: 6.8 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2241     avg: 6245     median: 6696 (5%)     max: 8135 points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 8.31     avg: 30.9     median: 34.2 (11%)     max: 36.58 fps
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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.

low 1024x768
104.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
48.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
15.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
13.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
8.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
51.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
38.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
32.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
52.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
44.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
39.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
136.5 215.8 231 261 265.8 275.4 ~ 231 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
108.7 139.2 147.4 149.2 156 157.2 ~ 143 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
94.6 112.4 112.8 113.5 115.6 116 ~ 111 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
58.3 61.2 62.5 64.9 ~ 62 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
86  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
67  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
47  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
52.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Torchlight 2

Torchlight 2

2012
low 1024x768
80.3 81.8 ~ 81 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
65.2 68.2 ~ 67 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.4 52.6 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
51.3 54 ~ 53 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21.6 22.3 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.8 8.9 ~ 8 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
98.2 181.1 ~ 140 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
79.3 114.5 ~ 97 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
64.6 85.4 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44.9 46.6 ~ 46 fps    + Compare