AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics

The AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 8550G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated AMD Radeon HD 8750M 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. Nevertheless, even demanding games like Battlefield 4 can be played fluently in low or medium settings.
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. Only notebooks 15 inches in size and above will handle the heat.
Radeon HD 8700M Series
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| Pipelines | 640 - unified | |||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 720 / 825 MHz | |||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | |||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | |||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3 | |||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Man. Technology | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.08.2013 | |||||||||||||||
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
* 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.

Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Dishonored
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
Battlefield 3
2011| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 4 | 50.3 | 39.1 | 26.1 | |||
| F1 2013 | 54 | 39 | 36 | |||
| Total War: Rome II | 34.7 | 27.7 | 23.8 | |||
| Saints Row IV | 25.4 | 19.5 | 15.1 | |||
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 46.4 | 29.1 | 20.3 | |||
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | 31.7 | 22.3 | 17.7 | |||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 21.8 | 20.1 | 13.9 | |||
| GRID 2 | 69.4 | 42.4 | 36.6 | |||
| Metro: Last Light | 24.1 | 22.1 | ||||
| BioShock Infinite | 66.8 | 40.3 | 33.3 | |||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 137 | 64 | 45 | |||
| Tomb Raider | 72.4 | 54.7 | 36.6 | |||
| Dead Space 3 | 53.5 | 42.2 | ||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 20.5 | 19.5 | ||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 49.1 | 29.2 | ||||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 41 | 31.7 | ||||
| Dishonored | 51.1 | 46 | ||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 30.2 | 28.9 | ||||
| Diablo III | 102.7 | 70.4 | 56.9 | |||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 36.7 | 28 | ||||
| Battlefield 3 | 27.5 | 20.9 | ||||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 53.6 | |||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 34.1 | |||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 5 7 4 1 | 9 11 2 | 8 9 | | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics graphics card
Acer Aspire V5-552G: AMD A8-5557M, 15.60", 2 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire V5-552G








