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AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

The AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 8550G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 8670M 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 Dual Graphics solution depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade slightly compared to using only the dedicated graphics card. Only in best case scenarios the performance of a GT 740M is possible. Therefore, 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.

Radeon HD 8600M Series

Radeon HD 8690M compare 384 @ 0.78 GHz64 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8650M compare 384 @ 0.65 GHz64 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics compare 768 @ 0.72 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 - 2000 MHz
Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 640 @ 0.72 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Radeon HD 8670M compare 384 @ 0.78 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Pipelines640 - unified
Core Speed720 / 975 MHz
Memory Speed2000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1
technology28 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement01.08.2013

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.4 pt (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 4811     avg: 5230     median: 5229.5 (7%)     max: 5648 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- 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.

F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
55  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
36  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
125.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
76.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
58.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
45.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
27.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
24.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
19.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
10.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
24.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
7.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
28.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
43.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
21.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
18.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
56.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
34.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
18.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
41.4 43.1 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.4 25 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.9 20.8 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
128.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
24.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
54  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
14.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
54.8 74.9 ~ 65 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.9 38.9 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.5 24.9 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
20.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
12.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
10  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
90.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
26.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
39.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
med. 1366x768
13.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
23  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
48.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
34  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
40.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
37.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
139.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
32  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
101.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
81.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
56.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
med. 1366x768
26.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
40.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
29.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
17.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
16.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
9.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
25.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
42.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
75.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
23.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
35  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

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

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
70.1 77.1 ~ 74 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.3 35.5 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.3 21.7 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
36.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
85.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
32.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
24.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
49  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
50  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
94  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
25.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
low 1024x768
32.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
37.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
25  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 800x600
42  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
27  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
56  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
67.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
39.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
118  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
34.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
med. 1024x768
69.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2013554036
Fifa 14125.276.858.6
Total War: Rome II45.733.727.9
Saints Row IV24.519.710.2
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified24.215.97.4
Splinter Cell: Blacklist28.920.3
Dota 243.832.3
Company of Heroes 221.418.19.3
GRID 256.934.825.5
Metro: Last Light23.118.911.2
BioShock Infinite422420
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm128.74624.2
SimCity5420.814.8
Tomb Raider653322
Crysis 320.412.810
Dead Space 390.233.126.1
Far Cry 339.224.311.4
Assassin´s Creed III13.912.7
Hitman: Absolution2320.19.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 248.13416.6
Medal of Honor: Warfighter40.125.320.1
Dishonored37.228.925.5
Fifa 13139.3
F1 2012413332
Counter-Strike: GO101.181.556.7
Darksiders II26.9
Sleeping Dogs40.429.217.6
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier16.29.5
Max Payne 325.223.418.7
Dirt Showdown42.128.725.8
Diablo III75.747.738
Risen 2: Dark Waters23.215.812.5
Mass Effect 33525
Alan Wake19.511.5
Anno 2070743421
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim36.123.116
CoD: Modern Warfare 385.647.725.4
Battlefield 332.628.424.4
Batman: Arkham City493719
Deus Ex Human Revolution5031.6
Total War: Shogun 29425.9
Civilization 532.7
Mafia 237.229.425
Metro 20334227
Battlefield: Bad Company 25640.628
Resident Evil 567.739.3
Trackmania Nations Forever11834.8
World of Warcraft69.3
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