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AMD Radeon HD 6290 vs AMD Radeon HD 7290

AMD Radeon HD 6290

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The AMD Radeon HD 6290 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6290) is an integrated graphics card in some Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-60). It is based on the same graphics core as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 but without any dedicated memory. Furthermore, it features the newer UVD3 video processor. Compared to the slower HD 6250, the 6290 features Turbo Core to overclock automatically to 400MHz.

The 3D performance of the HD 6290 is located in the low end above the integrated chipset graphics card of the 880M chipset (e.g. Radeon HD 4250). Due to the slow processor, the gaming is however very restricted. Only very old and low demanding games run fluent in low-medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever can only be played in low details. However, compared to the integrated graphics card in Atom processors (GMA 3150), the HD 6290 clearly wins.

The new UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) of the UVD3 is not supported due to the low processing power.

The power consumption of the HD 6290 is quite low as it is directly integrated in the processor. The whole processor containing northbridge parts, a memory controller and the gpu is specified with 9 Watt TDP.

AMD Radeon HD 7290

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The AMD Radeon HD 7290 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7290) is an integrated graphics card in some Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-70). Technically the 7290 is just a renamed Radeon HD 6290 and therefore also based on the same graphics core as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 but without any dedicated memory. Furthermore, it features the newer UVD3 video processor. Compared to the slower HD 6250, the 7290 / 6290 features Turbo Core to overclock automatically to 400MHz.

The 3D performance of the HD 7290 is located in the low end above the integrated chipset graphics card of the 880M chipset (e.g. Radeon HD 4250). Due to the slow processor, the gaming is however very restricted. Only very old and low demanding games run fluent in low-medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever can only be played in low details. However, compared to the integrated graphics card in Atom processors (GMA 3150), the HD 7290 clearly wins.

The new UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) of the UVD3 is not supported due to the low processing power.

The power consumption of the HD 7290 is quite low as it is directly integrated in the processor. The whole processor containing northbridge parts, a memory controller and the GPU is specified with 9 Watt TDP.

AMD Radeon HD 6290AMD Radeon HD 7290
Brazos Series
Radeon HD 7340 compare 80 @ 0.52 - 0.68 GHz
Radeon HD 6320 compare 80 @ 0.5 - 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 7310 compare 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 6310 compare 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 7290 80 @ 0.28 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6290 80 @ 0.28 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6250 compare 80 @ 0.28 GHz
Radeon HD 7340 compare 80 @ 0.52 - 0.68 GHz
Radeon HD 6320 compare 80 @ 0.5 - 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 7310 compare 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 6310 compare 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 7290 80 @ 0.28 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6290 80 @ 0.28 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6250 compare 80 @ 0.28 GHz
CodenameZacateZacate
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines80 - unified80 - unified
Core Speed280 - 400 (Boost) MHz280 - 400 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm40 nm
FeaturesDirectX 11, UVD3, Turbo Core 400MHzDirectX 11, UVD3, Turbo Core 400MHz
Date of Announcement01.07.2011 01.07.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com
CPU in Radeon HD 6290GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD C-702 x 1000 MHz, 9 W280 MHz400 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
200 Points (0%)
226 Points (0%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
179 Points (0%)
206 Points (0%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6290
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 466     avg: 497     median: 497 (0%)     max: 528 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7290
534 Points (0%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6290
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 386     avg: 414     median: 414 (0%)     max: 442 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7290
466 Points (0%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 4102     avg: 4312     median: 4390 (2%)     max: 4444 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6290
3DMark 06
min: 1557     avg: 1681     median: 1680.5 (2%)     max: 1804 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6290
3DMark 06
min: 1431     avg: 1513     median: 1513 (2%)     max: 1595 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7290
1536 Points (2%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
1 fps (0%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 4     avg: 4.8     median: 4.9 (61%)     max: 5.6 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 3.9     avg: 4     median: 4 (51%)     max: 4.1 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6290
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 1129     avg: 1174     median: 1174 (1%)     max: 1219 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7290
1342 Points (1%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6290
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 5.01     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 5.11 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7290
5 fps (2%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
188 Points (0%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6290 → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7290 → 109% n=7

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7290:
4.6  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7290:
17.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7290:
6.5  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
8  fps
109%
Radeon HD 7290:
8.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
5.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
2.1  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
18  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
11.1  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
5.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
5.1  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12 (!)  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
15.9  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12.6  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
12.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
-1  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
18.8  fps
med. 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
-1 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
-1 (!)  fps
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
6.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.8  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.5 4.5 ~ 5 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
2.3  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
38 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
13.2  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.9  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.8  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
2.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
7.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
5.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
2.6  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
30.7  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
7.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
5  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
47  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6290:
23  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6290 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7290 → 109%

AMD Radeon HD 7290lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 134.6
Anno 207017.36.5
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim8.7
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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AMD Radeon HD 6290lowmed.highultraQHD4K
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim85.64.42.1
Fifa 121811.15.65.1
F1 201112121212
Dirt 315.912.612.6-1
Total War: Shogun 218.8-1-1
Call of Duty: Black Ops6.14.852.3
Fifa 113813.2
Mafia 24.94.84.62.9
Battlefield: Bad Company 297.25.52.6
Trackmania Nations Forever30.77.95
World of Warcraft4723
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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