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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

The AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is an integrated graphics card for the fastest mobile AMD Carrizo APUs. At its launch, the R7 is available on the top model FX9830P with 512 GCN shader units and a core clock of 900 MHz. The technical specifications do not differ from the AMD Radeon R7 in Carrizo, but the clock is up to 100 MHz higher. Depending on the cooling and the configurable TDP (12-45 Watts), the performance can differ quite a lot. The performance also depends on the memory (best performance with dual-channel DDR4).

Architecture and Features

According to AMD, the Radeon R7 consists of eight cores based on the third GCN generation (often called GCN 1.2 or 2.0 in the press). It is therefore very similar to the Tonga desktop chip and supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_0). Furthermore, its shaders can be used with Mantle, OpenGL and OpenCL. HSA 1.0 is supported for running code on both CPU and GPU cores simultaneously.

Compared to the Kaveri generation (Kaveri R7 with GCN 1.1), the new color compression in particular results in better memory utilization and improves the gaming performance by 5-7 %. 

The improved video decoder of Carrizo/Bristol Ridge now includes UVD 6 (Unified Video Decoder), which can decode HVEC / H.265 up to 4K in hardware. Furthermore, the VCE (Video Codec Engine) has been improved for faster transcoding of H.264. More information on architecture and features of the Bristol Ridge architecture can be found in our launch article.

Performance

Depending on the configurable TDP of the Bristol Ridge chips between 12 up to 45 Watts, there can be significant differences in games. Overall, the results are slightly better compared to the Carrizo Radeon R7 due to the higher clocks for comparable model. You can still use the Kaveri R7 benchmarks to check the gaming performance.

Power Consumption

Depending on the configurable TDP (cTDP), the 28 nm chip is specified at 12-45 Watts. It can therefore be used for thin and light notebooks as well as medium-sized devices or All-in-Ones (AiO).

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon R (Stoney / Bristol Ridge) Series
Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) 512 @ 900 (Boost) MHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) (compare) 384 @ 800 (Boost) MHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) (compare) 192 @ 800 (Boost) MHz64 Bit
Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) (compare) 192 @ 600 (Boost) MHz64 Bit
Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) (compare) 128 @ 600 (Boost) MHz64 Bit
CodenameBristol Ridge
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0
Pipelines512 - unified
Core Speed900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Bus Width64/128 Bit
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Transistor Count2410 Million
technology28 nm
FeaturesUVD 6, VCE
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement01.06.2016
CPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD FX-9830P4 x 3000 MHz, 25-45 W? MHz900 MHz
AMD PRO A12-9830B4 x 3000 MHz, 25-45 W? MHz900 MHz
AMD FX-9800P4 x 2700 MHz, 15 W? MHz758 MHz
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min. - max.? - ? MHz758 - 900 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440
min: 338     avg: 364.7     median: 358 (3%)     max: 398 Points
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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440
min: 325     avg: 343.7     median: 347 (3%)     max: 359 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
min: 34845     avg: 49654.2     median: 52245.5 (11%)     max: 59281 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
min: 32062     avg: 34970.7     median: 32389 (4%)     max: 40461 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 3162     avg: 4046.8     median: 3926 (8%)     max: 5173 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 3477     avg: 5543.3     median: 5294.5 (3%)     max: 8107 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 667     avg: 938.4     median: 866 (4%)     max: 1230 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 750     avg: 1080.8     median: 1013 (2%)     max: 1466 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 44545     avg: 48081.7     median: 46007 (6%)     max: 53693 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 1737     avg: 1859     median: 1794 (6%)     max: 2130 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 1820     avg: 1913.4     median: 1852 (4%)     max: 2210 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Extreme HD DirectX 1920x1080
3.5 fps (2%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
13.9 fps (5%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
19.5 fps (9%)
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +
T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
25.9 fps (5%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen
25.7 fps (7%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 175     avg: 178.5     median: 178.5 (3%)     max: 182 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
min: 358     avg: 362.5     median: 362.5 (3%)     max: 367 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
min: 1093     avg: 1346     median: 1450 (7%)     max: 1495 Points
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra 1920x1080 *
29.1 Watt (8%)
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
472 MHz (26%)
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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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Ark Survival Evolved

Ark Survival Evolved

2017
low 1280x720
13.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
low 1280x720
13.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2

2017
low 1280x720
46.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
34  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 4

Dirt 4

2017
low 1280x720
40.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Rocket League
low 1280x720
57  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
33.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Ghost Recon Wildlands
low 1280x720
11.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
5.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
For Honor

For Honor

2017
low 1280x720
20.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
7.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Resident Evil 7
low 1280x720
31.9 36.7 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
12.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dishonored 2
low 1280x720
11  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
8.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Titanfall 2
low 1280x720
34  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
10.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Farming Simulator 17
low 1280x720
63.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
22  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Battlefield 1
low 1280x720
23.3  fps    + Compare