ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
The Radeon Xpress X1200 (RS600M or RS690M) is an onboard graphics card for notebooks / laptops and according to AMD optimized for a good price/value. It is based on a X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex-pipelines.
The exact core clock is not clear as it varies from 350 MHz (according to Wikipedia) to 500 MHz (some GPU-Z versions). The different RS600 and RS690 (Xpress X1200, X1250, and X1270) offer the same graphics core, but may have a different core clock. Still the performance should be compareable.
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 is hardly apt for gamers. Only old games like Quake 3 Arena can be played in 1024x768 with high/medium details fluently. Even Warcraft 3 runs fluently with minimum details. Current, damanding games like FEAR, Doom3 and Quake 4 can hardly be played (e.g. 2 frames per second in battle scenes in Quake 4). Some strategy games like Age of Empires 3 can only be played with minimal details (20-25 fps, tested with a FSC Amilo Pa 2510).
The graphic chip supports Windows Vista Aero surface and all 3D effects run fluently. Due to HyperMemory Aero is supported with high resolutions (tested with 1280x800 + 1920x1200).
Technically the chip has 4 pixel-pipelines and either a texture unit (with 2 vertex shaders) or no vertex shaders (each source tells a different story).
The current consumption of the desktop version lies around 13.8 Watt (TDP) and 8 Watt average. The mobile versions could be more economic as they offer Powerplay support.
| Manufacturer | ATI | |||||||||
| Radeon Xpress X1200 Series |
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| Codename | RS690M | |||||||||
| Pipelines | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | |||||||||
| Core Speed * | 350 MHz | |||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 128 MB | |||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes HyperMemory | |||||||||
| DirectX | DirectX 9, Shader 2.0 | |||||||||
| technology | 80 nm | |||||||||
| Features | 80/90nm, Avivo Video Processor | |||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.02.2007 | |||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Processors/Prod... |
Benchmarks
3DMark 06 +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
