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AMD Radeon HD 6530M vs AMD Radeon HD 6550M

AMD Radeon HD 6530M

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The AMD Radeon HD 6530M (or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6530) is a renamed low power version of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650.

As the 5650, the HD6530M supports DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0, OpenGL 4.1, OpenCL 1.1, and Directcompute 11. The integrated video processor is still an UVD 2.2 for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 video decoding.

The gaming performance should be on par with a HD 5650 depending on the used graphics memory. Therfore, demanding games like Risen or Battlefield Bad Company 2 can be played in medium to high details fluently. Less demanding games like Fifa 11 should run fluently in Full HD resolution and maximum detail settings.

The power consumption is between 15+ Watt for the chip (according to AMD) and therefore best suited for 13-15" laptops.

AMD Radeon HD 6550M

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The AMD Radeon HD 6550M (or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550) is a renamed version of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. As the 5650, the HD6550M supports DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0, OpenGL 4.1, OpenCL 1.1, and Directcompute 11. The integrated video processor is still an UVD 2.2 for H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 video decoding.

The gaming performance should be somewhere between a HD 5650 and a HD 5730 depending on the used graphics memory. Therfore, demanding games like Risen or Battlefield Bad Company 2 can be played in medium to high details fluently. Less demanding games like Fifa 11 should run fluently in Full HD resolution and maximum detail settings.

The power consumption is between 15-30 Watt for the chip (according to AMD). This fits perfectly the HD 5650 (15-19 Watt) and 5730 (26 Watt) and is therefore best suited for 15" laptops.

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AMD Radeon HD 6530MAMD Radeon HD 6550M
Radeon HD 6500M Series
Radeon HD 6570M compare 400 @ 0.65 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6550M 400 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6530M 400 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6570M compare 400 @ 0.65 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6550M 400 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Radeon HD 6530M 400 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameCapilano-LPCapilano-PRO
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines400 - unified400 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz600 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement26.11.2010 26.11.2010
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1100     avg: 1102     median: 1100 (2%)     max: 1107 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 990     avg: 993     median: 993 (1%)     max: 996 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6530M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
3334 Points (1%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
min: 3700     avg: 3731     median: 3731 (1%)     max: 3762 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3088     avg: 3153     median: 3152.5 (2%)     max: 3217 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 28410     avg: 31251     median: 31250.5 (32%)     max: 34091 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 21833     avg: 22001     median: 21972.5 (11%)     max: 22227 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13983     avg: 14084     median: 14043 (15%)     max: 14225 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6530M
3DMark 06
min: 6963     avg: 7120     median: 7119.5 (9%)     max: 7276 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
7818 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
3DMark 06
min: 7104     avg: 7143     median: 7143 (9%)     max: 7182 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
3DMark 06
7804 Points (10%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
11.1 fps (2%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
5.9 fps (4%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
4.4 fps (2%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
17.3 fps (13%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
1.7 fps (2%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
6.8 fps (5%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
19.8 fps (21%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
10.7 fps (5%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
4.4 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.7 Points (85%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.7 Points (85%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5268     avg: 5470     median: 5286 (4%)     max: 5855 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6550M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 32.39     avg: 32.5     median: 32.4 (11%)     max: 32.52 fps

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6530M → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6550M → 111% n=2

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- 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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
76.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
57.8  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
42.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
22.9  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
258.5 277 ~ 268 fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
147.6 151 ~ 149 fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
84.4 89 ~ 87 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
47.2  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
61.5  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
40.9 42.4 ~ 42 fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
32.5 32.8 ~ 33 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
20  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
184.8  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
42.3 45.6 ~ 44 fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
26.1 29.4 ~ 28 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
15.8  fps
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
56.8  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
26.1  fps
high 1600x900
Radeon HD 6550M:
13.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
4.6  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
63.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
47.9 48.8 ~ 48 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
32.8 33.5 ~ 33 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
14.7  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
125.8  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
45.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
37.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
23.4  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
69.1 72.2 ~ 71 fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
34.7 35.7 35.9 ~ 35 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
24.6 26 29 ~ 27 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
16.8  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
98.7  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
48.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
27  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
69.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
36.9 47.7 ~ 42 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
29.2 31.5 ~ 30 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
19.7  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
51.9 91.1 ~ 72 fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
34.5 59.9 ~ 47 fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
24.3 29.2 ~ 27 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
15.7  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
125.1  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Radeon HD 6550M:
29.2  fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
144.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
76.7  fps
high 1280x1024
Radeon HD 6550M:
50.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
26.3  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
Radeon HD 6550M:
164.5  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
105.7  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
Radeon HD 6550M:
98.6  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
47.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
15  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6550M:
97.9 206 ~ 152 fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
63.5 68.5 ~ 66 fps
high 1280x1024
Radeon HD 6550M:
35  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
98.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
60.6  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
31.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
8.2  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
106.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
53.4  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
25.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 6550M:
7.5  fps
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
28.4  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 6550M:
189  fps
AMD Radeon HD 6550Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops76.357.842.722.9
Fifa 112681498747.2
Mafia 261.5423320
StarCraft 2184.8442815.8
Metro 203356.826.113.94.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 263.8483314.7
CoD Modern Warfare 2125.845.937.623.4
Risen71352716.8
Resident Evil 598.748.127
Need for Speed Shift69.3423019.7
Colin McRae: DIRT 272472715.7
Anno 1404125.129.2
F.E.A.R. 2144.176.750.426.3
Left 4 Dead164.5105.7
Far Cry 298.647.115
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare1526635
Crysis - GPU Benchmark98.160.631.18.2
Crysis - CPU Benchmark106.353.425.97.5
Call of Juarez Benchmark28.4
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark189
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