AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)

The AMD Radeon R3 is an integrated DirectX 12 graphics card found in some AMD APUs (for example, the A4-6210 or A4 Micro-6400T). It offers 128 shader cores across two Compute Units and is based on the GCN architecture. Clock speeds can be up to 350 MHz on a Mullins APU, 600 MHz on a Beema APU or 686 MHz on a Carrizo-L APU. The GPU does not have dedicated VRAM and will access the main system memory(depending on the APU: single-channel DDR3L-1333 or DDR3L-1600).

Using its UVD (Unified Video Decoder), the GPU can support the CPU when decoding videos up to 4K. In addition, the chip integrates a specialized video encoder called VCE. Video streams can output via VGA, DVI, HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2 to up to two external monitors.

The performance of the Radeon R3 varies greatly between different APUs as there is a very wide range of clock speeds. While the fastest models reach speeds similar to a Radeon HD 8400, slower versions offer a performance closer to a Radeon HD 8250. Typically, only older or very undemanding games like FIFA will play fluently.

Manufacturer

AMD

Radeon R Series

Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) (compare)	128 @ 850 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit
Radeon R4 (Beema) (compare)	128 @ 800 MHz	64 Bit
Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)	128 @ 350 - 686 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit
Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) (compare)	128 @ 300 - 600 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit
Radeon R6 (Mullins) (compare)	128 @ 500 MHz	64 Bit

Codename

Beema/Mullins

Architecture

GCN 1.1

Pipelines

128 - unified

Core Speed

350 - 686 (Boost) MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

Shared Memory

yes

DirectX

DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0

technology

28 nm

Date of Announcement

29.04.2014

CPU		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A4-7210	4 x 1800 MHz, 12-25 W	? MHz	686 MHz
AMD A4-6210	4 x 1800 MHz, 15 W	? MHz	600 MHz
AMD A4 Micro-6400T	4 x 1000 MHz, 4.5 W	? MHz	350 MHz
min. - max.		? - ? MHz	350 - 686 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

min: 1638 avg: 2295.8 median: 2391 (5%) max: 2763 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 2099 avg: 2847 median: 3049 (2%) max: 3191 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 219 avg: 359.8 median: 396.5 (1%) max: 427 Points

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

min: 253 avg: 384 median: 419.5 (1%) max: 444 Points

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 22434 avg: 31628.8 median: 33757 (4%) max: 36567 Points

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 444 avg: 618.5 median: 686 (2%) max: 740 points

+ 6 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 394 avg: 575.5 median: 620 (1%) max: 668 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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AMD Radeon HD 6520G -15%

AMD Radeon HD 8280 -14%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M -13%

NVIDIA GeForce 610M -11%

NVIDIA NVS 4200M -10%

Intel HD Graphics 4000 -9%

AMD Radeon HD 7470M -9%

AMD Radeon HD 6470M -8%

AMD Radeon HD 8330 -8%

AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)

AMD Radeon HD 7480D 1%

AMD Radeon HD 7450M 1%

AMD Radeon HD 7520G 2%

AMD Radeon HD 7500G 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX 4%

AMD Radeon HD 6490M 4%

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) 6%

Intel UHD Graphics 605 6%

AMD Radeon HD 8400 7%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) 7318%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024

min: 5.2 avg: 5.5 median: 5.5 (2%) max: 5.7 fps

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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

Ref. Match 64Bit +

GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen

min: 10.9 avg: 12 median: 11.7 (2%) max: 13.3 fps

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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen

min: 14 avg: 17.8 median: 18.3 (5%) max: 21 fps

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

min: 33 avg: 54 median: 64 (1%) max: 65 Samples/s

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

min: 57 avg: 92.7 median: 108 (1%) max: 113 Samples/s

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

min: 257 avg: 348 median: 379 (2%) max: 408 Points

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

Dirt Rally

2015

49.7 fps + Compare

14.8 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

The Crew

2014

13.6 fps + Compare

10 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014

15.6 fps + Compare

10.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Far Cry 4

2014

13.1 fps + Compare

9.2 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Assassin's Creed Unity

2014

8 fps + Compare

5.3 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Civilization: Beyond Earth

2014

26.8 28.4 ~ 28 fps + Compare

9.2 9.8 ~ 10 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

F1 2014

2014

33 fps + Compare

24 fps + Compare

17 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

The Evil Within

2014

8.3 fps + Compare

5.1 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Ryse: Son of Rome

2014

11.4 fps + Compare

7.1 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Alien: Isolation

2014

19.9 fps + Compare

12.3 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

2014

14.7 fps + Compare

9 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Fifa 15

2014

25.3 fps + Compare

18.5 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Sims 4

2014

70.1 fps + Compare

25.5 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Risen 3: Titan Lords

2014

19.9 fps + Compare

11 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

GRID: Autosport

2014

55.5 fps + Compare

22.6 fps + Compare

12.5 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Watch Dogs

2014

10.9 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP Stream 14-z050ng	A4 Micro-6400T	2048 MB	350 / MHz	14.301.1004.0	1638
Toshiba Satellite C50D-B-125	A4-6210	8192 MB	600 / MHz	Catalyst Omega 14.12 (14.501.1003.0)	2291
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X	A4-6210	4096 MB	600 / MHz	Single-Channel Catalyst Omega 14.12 (15.501.1003.0)	2491
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N	A4-7210	4096 MB	686 / 1600 MHz	DDR3 14.502.1013.0	2763

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP Stream 14-z050ng	A4 Micro-6400T	2048 MB	350 / MHz	14.301.1004.0	2099
Toshiba Satellite C50D-B-125	A4-6210	8192 MB	600 / MHz	Catalyst Omega 14.12 (14.501.1003.0)	3041
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X	A4-6210	4096 MB	600 / MHz	Single-Channel Catalyst Omega 14.12 (15.501.1003.0)	3057
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N	A4-7210	4096 MB	686 / 1600 MHz	DDR3 14.502.1013.0	3191

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP Stream 14-z050ng	A4 Micro-6400T	2048 MB	350 / MHz	14.301.1004.0	219
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N	A4-7210	4096 MB	686 / 1600 MHz	DDR3 14.502.1013.0	384
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X	A4-6210	4096 MB	600 / MHz	Single-Channel Catalyst Omega 14.12 (15.501.1003.0)	409
Toshiba Satellite C50D-B-125	A4-6210	8192 MB	600 / MHz	Catalyst Omega 14.12 (14.501.1003.0)	427

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP Stream 14-z050ng	A4 Micro-6400T	2048 MB	350 / MHz	14.301.1004.0	253
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N	A4-7210	4096 MB	686 / 1600 MHz	DDR3 14.502.1013.0	407
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X	A4-6210	4096 MB	600 / MHz	Single-Channel Catalyst Omega 14.12 (15.501.1003.0)	432
Toshiba Satellite C50D-B-125	A4-6210	8192 MB	600 / MHz	Catalyst Omega 14.12 (14.501.1003.0)	444

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP Stream 14-z050ng	A4 Micro-6400T	2048 MB	350 / MHz	14.301.1004.0	22434
Toshiba Satellite C50D-B-125	A4-6210	8192 MB	600 / MHz	Catalyst Omega 14.12 (14.501.1003.0)	33308
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X	A4-6210	4096 MB	600 / MHz	Single-Channel Catalyst Omega 14.12 (15.501.1003.0)	34206
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N	A4-7210	4096 MB	686 / 1600 MHz	DDR3 14.502.1013.0	36567