AMD Radeon HD 7550M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 vs AMD Radeon HD 7590M
AMD Radeon HD 7550M
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The AMD Radeon HD 7550M (sometimes also called AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7550) is a DirectX11 middle class graphics card for laptops. It is based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M, but only 5 SIMD-engines (= 400 shader) are activated. Furthermore, the memory interface is only 64 bit wide, but supports DDR3 and GDDR5. Depending on the version, the core clocks are between 450 an 550 MHz. The architecture is based on the Northern Islands generation, manufactured in 40nm.
The 400 stream processors should be still based on the "old" 5D architecture similar to the 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. The tessellation performance should be improved (like the desktop 6800 series) with the new cards. The stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. With the later two the cores can also be used for general computations like transcoding videos.
The 3D performance, limited by the small memory interface, is well below the Radeon HD 6530M. Therefore, current games (2011/2012) will run fluently only in 1024x768 or 1366x768 and low details. Playing highly demanding games like Anno 2070, a further reduction of the settings could be necessary.
The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.
Furthermore, the HD 7500M series integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. for Blu-Ray videos).
The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays (integrated and external). However, the solution is not as mature as Nvidias 3D Vision.
Thanks to Eyefinity the graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 5 monitors simultaneously. However, this only works if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs.
The power consumption of the chip should be similar to the Radeon HD 6530M and therefore suited for smaller laptops (13-14").
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
► remove from comparisonThe ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 is an entry-level / lower middle class DirectX 11 graphics card for laptops. It is manufactured in 40nm and is based on the Park (Pro) architecture of entry level graphic chips (dedicated). In contrast to the faster HD 5470, the HD 5450 supports no GDDR5.
Due to the similar clock rate, the 3D gaming performance should be on one level with the HD 4570 (predecessor with same TDP range). Therefore, all current games should be playable in low-medium details. Demanding games, like Crysis, NFS Shift, or Modern Warfare ran on the HD 4570 for example only in low detail settings fluently. Less demanding games like Left 4 Dead should run in high detail settings.
The memory interface of the Mobility 5470 is composed out of one 64 bit wide controller that can access (G)DDR2 or (G)DDR3. If DDR2 is used by the laptop vendor the performance might be a bit worse.
The HD5450 offers only 80 MADD cores (called Stream Processors) which are grouped in 16 5-dimensional groups. The cores support DirectX 11 functions in hardware (Tessellation, OIT, Post-Processing, Shadows, HDR Texture Compression). Compared to the HD 5600/5700 series which feature 400 cores, the core count of the HD5400 series is clearly cut down leading to a reduced computation power of 108 versus 360-520 (HD 5650) GigaFLOPs. Due to the high clock speed of the chip, the gap is not that big.
According to AMD, the HD 5000 series was also improved regarding general computing (as the HD4000 series was not optimized for this). Therefore, the performance of ATI stream, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 11 applications should be noticable better.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series includes an improved video processor (UVD2) to decode HD videos with the graphic card. The new version is able to decode two HD streams simultaneously (e.g., for Blu-Ray picture in picture) if the graphic card offers enough memory bandwidth (which may not be the case for the HD 5450). Since the Flash 10.1 Beta, the 5000 series is also able to help accelerate Flash HD videos (like YouTube).
A special feature of the HD 5000 series is its ability to transmit HD audio formats (like Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio) with up to 8 channels and 192 KHz / 24 Bit over HDMI 1.3a.
As the desktop HD 5000 series, the Mobility HD 5450 also supports Eyefinity to connect up to 4 monitors to the graphics chip. Of course, this depends on how many monitor outputs the laptop vendor adds to the laptop (and how they are wired). Most laptops will support three screens simultaneously (internal and two external).
The power consumption of the HD 5450 is a bit better than the 4570 / 5470 (both 13-15 W) and therefore the HD5450 can also be used for small laptops. According to AMD, the performance per watt ratio (same power consumption, better performance) and the Idle power consumption were improved (thanks to Memory Clock Scaling and Clock Gating). Furthermore, the chip does support PowerXpress (with AMD chipset) and Switchable Graphics (Intel) to switch between the dedicated and chipset / CPU graphics card (with improved switching times).
AMD Radeon HD 7590M
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon HD 7590M (sometimes also called AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7590) is a middle class graphics card for laptops in 2011. It is basically a renamed Radeon HD 6650M with a 64 Bit memory bus and support for fast GDDR5 graphics memory. The fast GDDR5 memory and the cut in half memory bus should lead to a similar performance as the 6650M with 128 Bit DDR3 memory.
The 480 Stream processors are still based on the 5D architecture similar to the 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. The Tessellation performance should be improved (like the desktop 6800 series) with the new cards. The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. With the later two the cores can also be used for general computations like transcoding videos.
The 3D performance should be similar to the Radeon HD 6650M (see for gaming benchmarks) and therefore demanding games like Anno 2070 should only run in low to medium settings fluently.
The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.
Furthermore, the HD 7500M series integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. for Blu-Ray videos).
The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays (integrated and external). However, the solution is not as mature as Nvidias 3D Vision.
Thanks to Eyefinity the graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 5 monitors simultaneously. However, this only works if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs.
The power consumption of the chip should be similar to the Mobility Radeon HD 5770 and therefore suited for 15" laptops and up.
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| Codename | Thames-LP / Pro | Park Pro | Thames XT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 400 - unified | 80 - unified | 480 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 450 - 550 (Boost) MHz | 675 MHz | 600 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 3200 / 1800 MHz | 800 MHz | 3200 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 / DDR3 | DDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 40 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 07.01.2012 | 07.01.2010 | 08.01.2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 11 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 292 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | www.amd.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7550M → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 → 0% n=0
- 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.
BioShock Infinite
2013
SimCity
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Dishonored
2012
Fifa 13
2012
F1 2012
2012
Borderlands 2
2012
Guild Wars 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Darksiders II
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Max Payne 3
2012
Dirt Showdown
2012
Diablo III
2012
Risen 2: Dark Waters
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Alan Wake
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Batman: Arkham City
2011
F1 2011
2011
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7550M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
| AMD Radeon HD 7550M | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 | AMD Radeon HD 7590M | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| BioShock Infinite | 40.7 | 20.4 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 189.6 | 39.3 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SimCity | 38.7 | 15.9 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 50.9 | 23.8 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 19.7 | 11.7 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dead Space 3 | 76.4 | 28.8 | 22.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Far Cry 3 | 32.1 | 17.6 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed III | 24.2 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 30.4 | 18.4 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 47.2 | 30.4 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 30.8 | 18.1 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 27 | 17.6 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dishonored | 37 | 28.8 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fifa 13 | 180 | 108.3 | 81.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 2012 | 72 | 45 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borderlands 2 | 30.3 | 23.2 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guild Wars 2 | 55.9 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 133.3 | 75 | 56.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darksiders II | 26.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 43.7 | 32.8 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Payne 3 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dirt Showdown | 65.4 | 39.6 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diablo III | 58.1 | 38.1 | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Risen 2: Dark Waters | 21.7 | 14.6 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mass Effect 3 | 29.5 | 21.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Wake | 18.1 | 11.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 49 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 33 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CoD: Modern Warfare 3 | 130.4 | 53.1 | 26.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield 3 | 24.9 | 16.4 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham City | 41 | 34 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 2011 | 25 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 37 | 29 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7550M | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 | AMD Radeon HD 7590M | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 16 3 4 | 21 8 2 | 27 3 1 | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | |
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