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AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 vs AMD Radeon HD 6740G2 vs AMD Radeon HD 6720G2

AMD Radeon HD 6540G2

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The AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 6520G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 6430M or 6450M graphics card in CrossFire combination. It is called AMD Dual Graphics or asymmetric CrossFire and uses AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) to render different frames on the two graphic cores. Therefore the combination also suffers from micro stuttering (different spaces between two images lead to stuttering altough the framerate is high enough for fluent gaming with only one GPU).

The performance of the Radeon HD 6540G2 depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade by 10-15% compared to using only the APU graphics card. Currently (June 2011) only DirectX 10 and 11 graphics modes are supported and therefore lower settings and older games are not accelerated. Due to the micro stuttering and performance problems, Dual Graphics may impose more problems than bring performance gains.

The features like PureVideo HD (UVD3) or OpenCL support are similar to the two graphics cards.

As both graphics cards are rendering frames, the power consumption is clearly higher than using only one GPU.

AMD Radeon HD 6740G2

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The AMD Radeon HD 6740G2 is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 6620G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics card in CrossFire combination. It is called AMD Dual Graphics or asymmetric CrossFire and uses AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) to render different frames on the two graphic cores. Therefore the combination also suffers from micro stuttering (different spaces between two images lead to stuttering altough the framerate is high enough for fluent gaming with only one GPU).

The performance of the Radeon HD 6740G2 depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade by 10-15% compared to using only the APU graphics card. Currently (June 2011) only DirectX 10 and 11 graphics modes are supported and therefore lower settings and older games are not accelerated. Due to the micro stuttering and performance problems, Dual Graphics may impose more problems than bring performance gains.

The features like PureVideo HD (UVD3) or OpenCL support are similar to the two graphics cards.

As both graphics cards are rendering frames, the power consumption is clearly higher than using only one GPU.

AMD Radeon HD 6720G2

► remove from comparison AMD Radeon HD 6720G2

The AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 is the combination of a integrated AMD Radeon HD 6520G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics card in CrossFire combination. It is called AMD Dual Graphics or asymmetric CrossFire and uses AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) to render different frames on the two graphic cores. Therefore the combination also suffers from micro stuttering (different spaces between two images lead to stuttering altough the framerate is high enough for fluent gaming with only one GPU).

The performance of the Radeon HD 6720G2 depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade by 10-15% compared to using only the APU graphics card. Currently (June 2011) only DirectX 10 and 11 graphics modes are supported and therefore lower settings and older games are not accelerated. Due to the micro stuttering and performance problems, Dual Graphics may impose more problems than bring performance gains.

The features like PureVideo HD (UVD3) or OpenCL support are similar to the two graphics cards.

As both graphics cards are rendering frames, the power consumption is clearly higher than using only one GPU.

AMD Radeon HD 6540G2AMD Radeon HD 6740G2AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
Radeon HD 6000G2 Series
Radeon HD 6775G2 880
Radeon HD 6755G2 880
Radeon HD 6760G2 880
Radeon HD 6740G2 880
Radeon HD 6720G2 880
Radeon HD 6690G2 880
Radeon HD 6680G2 800
Radeon HD 6645G2 560
Radeon HD 6640G2 560
Radeon HD 6545G2 480
Radeon HD 6540G2 480
Radeon HD 6515G2 400
Radeon HD 6510G2 400
Radeon HD 6775G2 880
Radeon HD 6755G2 880
Radeon HD 6760G2 880
Radeon HD 6740G2 880
Radeon HD 6720G2 880
Radeon HD 6690G2 880
Radeon HD 6680G2 800
Radeon HD 6645G2 560
Radeon HD 6640G2 560
Radeon HD 6545G2 480
Radeon HD 6540G2 480
Radeon HD 6515G2 400
Radeon HD 6510G2 400
Radeon HD 6775G2 880
Radeon HD 6755G2 880
Radeon HD 6760G2 880
Radeon HD 6740G2 880
Radeon HD 6720G2 880
Radeon HD 6690G2 880
Radeon HD 6680G2 800
Radeon HD 6645G2 560
Radeon HD 6640G2 560
Radeon HD 6545G2 480
Radeon HD 6540G2 480
Radeon HD 6515G2 400
Radeon HD 6510G2 400
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines480 - unified880 - unified880 - unified
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm40 nm40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement14.06.2011 14.06.2011 14.06.2011

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1002     avg: 1038     median: 1025 (1%)     max: 1086 Points
min: 1419     avg: 1602     median: 1624 (2%)     max: 1739 Points
min: 1389     avg: 1406     median: 1404 (2%)     max: 1424 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 947     avg: 990     median: 987 (1%)     max: 1037 Points
min: 1472     avg: 1577     median: 1597 (1%)     max: 1661 Points
min: 1428     avg: 1479     median: 1456.5 (1%)     max: 1575 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2588     avg: 3082     median: 3295 (1%)     max: 3364 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6740G2
min: 4937     avg: 5088     median: 5088 (1%)     max: 5239 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 3864     avg: 3888     median: 3888 (1%)     max: 3913 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 2220     avg: 2731     median: 2963 (2%)     max: 3010 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6740G2
min: 4790     avg: 4956     median: 4956 (3%)     max: 5122 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 3577     avg: 3600     median: 3603 (2%)     max: 3619 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
14367 Points (8%)
min: 14350     avg: 17227     median: 17227 (9%)     max: 20104 Points
14126 Points (7%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
8495 Points (9%)
10949 Points (12%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
3DMark 06
5285 Points (7%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
6679 Points (9%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
3DMark 06
min: 3252     avg: 4026     median: 4026 (5%)     max: 4800 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6740G2
min: 6412     avg: 6754     median: 6753.5 (9%)     max: 7095 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 6160     avg: 6206     median: 6186 (8%)     max: 6271 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 17.5     avg: 17.7     median: 17.7 (3%)     max: 17.8 fps
14.8 fps (3%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
4.2 fps (2%)
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 4.16     avg: 4.2     median: 4.2 (3%)     max: 4.27 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
2.4 fps (1%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 2.42     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (1%)     max: 2.44 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
9.4 fps (7%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 8.9     avg: 9.2     median: 9.2 (7%)     max: 9.43 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
0.9 fps (1%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 0.9     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (1%)     max: 0.93 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
4.4 fps (3%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 4.89     avg: 4.9     median: 4.9 (4%)     max: 4.98 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
12.1 fps (13%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 11.63     avg: 11.8     median: 11.8 (13%)     max: 12.02 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
7.7 fps (4%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 8.33     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (4%)     max: 8.43 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
2.7 fps (1%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (1%)     max: 2.84 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.3 Points (80%)
min: 6.1     avg: 6.2     median: 6.2 (78%)     max: 6.3 Points
6.1 Points (77%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
5.8 Points (73%)
min: 5.2     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (67%)     max: 5.3 Points
5.3 Points (67%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3040     avg: 3300     median: 3300 (2%)     max: 3560 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6740G2
min: 3628     avg: 3792     median: 3792 (3%)     max: 3956 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 3104     avg: 3161     median: 3154 (2%)     max: 3225 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 13.32     avg: 16.9     median: 16.9 (6%)     max: 20.45 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6740G2
min: 14.9     avg: 22.4     median: 23.3 (8%)     max: 27.9 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
min: 13.5     avg: 20.1     median: 20.1 (7%)     max: 26.7 fps

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6740G2 → 137% n=10

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 → 118% n=10

- 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.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
33.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
22.1  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
80  fps
118%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
94.2  fps
74%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
59.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
39.4  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
21.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
26.6  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
19.4  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 6740G2:
26.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
24.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
19.9  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
37.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
28.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
24.4  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
127.3  fps
107%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
135.9  fps
63%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
79.9  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
76.1  fps
117%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
88.7  fps
76%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
58.1  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
69.5  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
46.7  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
52  fps
90%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
47  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
32  fps
97%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
31  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
26  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
59.5  fps
128%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
76  fps
110%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
65.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
28.6  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
28  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
73.2  fps
93%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
68  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
45.3  fps
90%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
40.7  fps
88%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
40  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
27.7  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
35.3  fps
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6740G2:
51  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
34.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
25.8  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
87.6  fps
med. 1280x720
Radeon HD 6740G2:
27.6  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
38.3  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
26.8  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
154.4  fps
100%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
154.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
73.9  fps
156%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
115.3  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
36.6  fps
205%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
75.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
101.2  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
71.5  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
41  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
31.9  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
29.5  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
26.1  fps
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6740G2:
52.4  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
59.9  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
33.4  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
25.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
68.8  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
53.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
61  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
46  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6740G2:
48.8  fps
Radeon HD 6720G2:
38  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
36.5  fps
134%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
49  fps
132%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
46 47.5 51.5 ~ 48 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
16.4  fps
202%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
33.1  fps
183%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
29.5 29.8 30.8 ~ 30 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
10.9  fps
229%
Radeon HD 6740G2:
25  fps
193%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
19.9 20.6 23.4 ~ 21 fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 6720G2:
31.4 31.8 ~ 32 fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 6720G2:
20.5 22.5 ~ 22 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 6720G2:
18.6 20.7 ~ 20 fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
42.4  fps
111%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
37.8 56.6 ~ 47 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
36.7  fps
112%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
33.5 47.9 ~ 41 fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
25.3  fps
126%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
24.5 40.2 ~ 32 fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
84.3  fps
114%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
96.5  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
43.4  fps
136%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
58.9  fps
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 6540G2:
14.9  fps
208%
Radeon HD 6720G2:
30.2 31.3 ~ 31 fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6740G2 → 128%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 118%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 → 129%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 117%

AMD Radeon HD 6740G2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Star Wars: The Old Republic33.422.1
Anno 207094.239.426.6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim26.424.919.9
Battlefield 337.228.924.4
Fifa 12135.988.769.5
F1 2011473126
Deus Ex Human Revolution7628.6
Dirt 36840.727.67
Crysis 25134.525.8
Total War: Shogun 287.627.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops38.326.8
StarCraft 2101.24129.5
Metro 203352.433.4
Battlefield: Bad Company 268.86148.8
Risen4933.125
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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AMD Radeon HD 6540G2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 207080
Fifa 12127.376.1
F1 20115232
Deus Ex Human Revolution59.5
Dirt 373.245.3
Fifa 11154.473.936.6
Risen36.516.410.9
Colin McRae: DIRT 242.436.725.3
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare84.343.4
Call of Juarez Benchmark14.9
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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AMD Radeon HD 6720G2lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 207059.121.319.4
Fifa 1279.958.146.7
Deus Ex Human Revolution65.428
Dirt 34035.3
Fifa 11154.1115.375.2
StarCraft 271.531.926.1
Metro 203359.925.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 253.14638
Risen483021
Need for Speed Shift322220
Colin McRae: DIRT 2474132
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare96.558.9
Call of Juarez Benchmark31
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