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AMD Radeon HD 6310 vs AMD Radeon HD 6290 vs AMD Radeon HD 6250

AMD Radeon HD 6310

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The AMD Radeon HD 6310 (or perhaps also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6310) is an integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processor. 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.

The 3D performance of the HD 6310 should be beneath a HD 4330 due to the missing dedicated graphics memory (shared memory only). Gaming performance should therefore be similar to a Nvidia ION or Intel HD Graphics graphics card. In our tests the 6310 was only able to run low end games like Fifa 11, Sims 3 and Star Craft 2 single player in lowest detail settings fluently. More demanding games like Risen or Call of Duty series were not playable.

Other tests by techreport.comAnandtech.comHothardware.comLegitReviews.com, and PCPer.com on a Zacate prototype showed the following gaming performance:

running fluently

  • Call of Duty 4 - medium details (800x600 low - 61fps)
  • Quake Wars: 1024 Normal Quality: 20.4fps - in lower quality settings it should run fluently
  • Left 4 Dead 2 - 1366x768 medium details playable

playable with stuttering

  • Alien Swarm - 1366x768 low-medium: 15-30fps - playable
  • Call of Duty 6 MW2 - 1024 low 28fps - barely playable?
  • Dragon Age: Origins: 1024x768 low - 22fps - stuttering
  • StarCraft 2: 1366 low - 35fps - playable (no big battles)
  • Dirt 2 - 1366x768 low - 20fps - barely playable

not playable

  • Bioshock 2 - 1024 low - 23 fps
  • Civilization V Benchmark: 1366 low - GPU:7.8fps, CPU:25.4fps
  • Far Cry 2 - lowest Details in 1366x768 nur 16.6 fps
  • Just Cause 2 Demo - 800x600 low 18-20fps

Detailed gaming tests by us can be found further down on this page.

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) is theoretically supported by the UVD3 but wasn't available in the first laptops and platforms (no hardware accelleration and no HDMI 1.4 output).

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 6250

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The AMD Radeon HD 6250 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6250) is an integrated graphics card in the Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-50 and C-30). 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.

The 3D performance of the HD 6250 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. In our tests only very old games ran fluent in medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever ran in our tests with a C-50 APU only in low settings. Modern games like Starcraft 2 or Battlefield Bad Company 2 are unplayable.

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 6250 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 6310AMD Radeon HD 6290AMD Radeon HD 6250
Brazos Series
Radeon HD 7340 80 @ 0.52 - 0.68 GHz
Radeon HD 6320 80 @ 0.5 - 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 7310 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 6310 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 80 @ 0.28 GHz
Radeon HD 7340 80 @ 0.52 - 0.68 GHz
Radeon HD 6320 80 @ 0.5 - 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 7310 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 6310 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 80 @ 0.28 GHz
Radeon HD 7340 80 @ 0.52 - 0.68 GHz
Radeon HD 6320 80 @ 0.5 - 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 7310 80 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 6310 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 80 @ 0.28 GHz
CodenameZacateZacateZacate
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines80 - unified80 - unified80 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz280 - 400 (Boost) MHz280 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesyes
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm40 nm40 nm
Date of Announcement16.11.2010 01.07.2011 16.11.2010
FeaturesDirectX 11, UVD3, Turbo Core 400MHzDirectX 11, UVD3
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com
CPU in Radeon HD 6310GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD E-3502 x 1600 MHz, 18 W? MHz? MHz
AMD E-3002 x 1300 MHz, 18 W? MHz? MHz
min. - max.? MHz? MHz
CPU in Radeon HD 6290GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD C-702 x 1000 MHz, 9 W280 MHz400 MHz
CPU in Radeon HD 6250GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Z-602 x 1000 MHz, 4.5 W276 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
793 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
1091 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
12199 Points (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 252     avg: 272.2     median: 275 (0%)     max: 286 Points
200 Points (0%)
min: 186     avg: 188.7     median: 188.5 (0%)     max: 192 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 249     avg: 251.8     median: 251 (0%)     max: 257 Points
179 Points (0%)
min: 167     avg: 171.8     median: 172 (0%)     max: 175 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6310
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 662     avg: 692     median: 691 (0%)     max: 720 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 466     avg: 497     median: 497 (0%)     max: 528 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 405     avg: 438     median: 422 (0%)     max: 560 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6310
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 556     avg: 584     median: 593 (0%)     max: 595 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 386     avg: 414     median: 414 (0%)     max: 442 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 336     avg: 363     median: 346 (0%)     max: 477 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 7380     avg: 8277     median: 8348 (9%)     max: 8824 Points
min: 6154     avg: 6640     median: 6589.5 (7%)     max: 7266 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 5339     avg: 5670     median: 5719 (3%)     max: 5782 Points
min: 4102     avg: 4312     median: 4390 (2%)     max: 4444 Points
min: 4209     avg: 4250     median: 4257 (2%)     max: 4278 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 3299     avg: 3593     median: 3588 (4%)     max: 3765 Points
min: 2487     avg: 2622     median: 2654.5 (3%)     max: 2691 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6310
3DMark 06
min: 1971     avg: 2080     median: 2026 (3%)     max: 2244 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 1557     avg: 1681     median: 1680.5 (2%)     max: 1804 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 1680     avg: 1720     median: 1710 (2%)     max: 1769 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6310
3DMark 06
min: 1943     avg: 2011     median: 1984.5 (3%)     max: 2211 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 1431     avg: 1513     median: 1513 (2%)     max: 1595 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 1399     avg: 1441     median: 1446.5 (2%)     max: 1480 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + AMD Radeon HD 6310
3DMark 06
min: 2135     avg: 2220     median: 2243.5 (3%)     max: 2258 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 1586     avg: 1617     median: 1616.5 (2%)     max: 1647 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
1.2 fps (0%)
1 fps (0%)
2.5 fps (0%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 5.5     avg: 5.6     median: 5.7 (72%)     max: 5.7 Points
min: 4     avg: 4.8     median: 4.9 (61%)     max: 5.6 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 4.1     avg: 4.2     median: 4.2 (53%)     max: 4.2 Points
min: 3.9     avg: 4     median: 4 (51%)     max: 4.1 Points
min: 4     avg: 4.1     median: 4.1 (52%)     max: 4.2 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6310
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 1476     avg: 1874     median: 1933 (1%)     max: 1981 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 1129     avg: 1174     median: 1174 (1%)     max: 1219 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 1186     avg: 1338     median: 1372 (1%)     max: 1448 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6310
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 5.59     avg: 7.4     median: 7.5 (3%)     max: 7.64 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6290
min: 5.01     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 5.11 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6250
min: 5     avg: 5     median: 5 (2%)     max: 5.09 fps
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
16 Samples/s (0%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
27 Samples/s (0%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
160 Points (0%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6310 → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6290 → 76% n=12

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6250 → 86% n=12

- 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.

Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6250:
13  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6250:
5  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 6290:
8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6290:
5.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6290:
4.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6290:
2.1  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

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

F1 2011

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

Dirt 3

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

Total War: Shogun 2

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

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
46 55.2 ~ 51 fps
75%
Radeon HD 6290:
38 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6290:
13.2  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
11.8 12 12.3 ~ 12 fps
41%
Radeon HD 6290:
4.9  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6290:
4.8  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6290:
4.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6290:
2.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
32 33.7 44.9 ~ 37 fps
34%
Radeon HD 6250:
12.5  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
11.9 17 17.5 ~ 15 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6290:
9  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
8.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6290:
7.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6290:
5.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6290:
2.6  fps
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
28 28.9 29 ~ 29 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
12.1 12.6 13 ~ 13 fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
20.1  fps
75%
Radeon HD 6250:
15  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6250:
7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
11.4  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
17.7  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
18.9 19.8 ~ 19 fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 41.1 ~ 38 fps
61%
Radeon HD 6250:
17 28.9 ~ 23 fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
94  fps
67%
Radeon HD 6250:
63  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
36  fps
50%
Radeon HD 6250:
18  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
34.8  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
20.9  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
18.8  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
10.1  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
Radeon HD 6290:
30.7  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
41.9  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6290:
7.9  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
10.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6290:
5  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
5.9  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
24 24.8 ~ 24 fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
25 25.3 ~ 25 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
14.6  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
29 29.2 ~ 29 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
13.7  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
31  fps
61%
Radeon HD 6250:
19  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6310:
8  fps
50%
Radeon HD 6250:
4  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6250:
25.4  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6290:
47  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
40  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6290:
23  fps
Radeon HD 6250:
16.3  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6310 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6290 → 58%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 75%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6250 → 57%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 67%

AMD Radeon HD 6250lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 2070135
StarCraft 212.5
Battlefield: Bad Company 28.8
Risen157
Anno 140423
Sims 36318
Trackmania Nations Forever41.910.95.9
World in Conflict - Benchmark194
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark25.42
World of Warcraft39.9916.28
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< 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
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
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AMD Radeon HD 6310lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 1151
Mafia 212
StarCraft 23715
CoD Modern Warfare 22913
Risen20.111.4
Resident Evil 517.7
Colin McRae: DIRT 219
Anno 140438
Sims 39436
Left 4 Dead34.820.9
Far Cry 218.810.1
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare24
Crysis - GPU Benchmark2514.6
Crysis - CPU Benchmark2913.7
World in Conflict - Benchmark318
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< 120 fps
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