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AMD Radeon HD 7550M vs AMD Radeon HD 7590M vs AMD Radeon HD 7530M

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").

AMD Radeon HD 7590M

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The 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.

AMD Radeon HD 7530M

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The AMD Radeon HD 7530M (sometimes also called AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7530) is a DirectX11 middle class graphics card for laptops. It is based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M, but the core-clock is slightly lower (450 MHz) and only 5 SIMD-engines (= 400 shader) are activated. Furthermore, the memory interface is only 64 bit wide. The architecture is based on the Northern Islands generation, manufactured in 40nm. Compared to the Radeon HD 7510M, the 7530M has a 100 MHz higher memory clock.

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 just slightly above the Radeon HD 6620G. Therfore, current games run (more or less) fluently in 1024x768 or 1366x768 and medium 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 somewhat below the Radeon HD 6530M and therefore suited for smaller laptops (13-14").

AMD Radeon HD 7550MAMD Radeon HD 7590MAMD Radeon HD 7530M
Radeon HD 7500M Series
Radeon HD 7590M 480 @ 0.6 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Radeon HD 7570M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.65 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7550M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7530M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7510M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1600 MHz
Radeon HD 7590M 480 @ 0.6 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Radeon HD 7570M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.65 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7550M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7530M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7510M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1600 MHz
Radeon HD 7590M 480 @ 0.6 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Radeon HD 7570M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.65 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7550M 400 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz64 Bit @ 3200 / 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7530M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7510M 400 @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 1600 MHz
CodenameThames-LP / ProThames XTThames-LP
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines400 - unified480 - unified400 - unified
Core Speed450 - 550 (Boost) MHz600 MHz450 MHz
Memory Speed3200 / 1800 MHz3200 MHz1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit64 Bit64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5 / DDR3DDR3
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 Announcement07.01.2012 08.01.2012 07.01.2012
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon HD 7550M
0.3 pt (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
3573 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
4081 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
545 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
569 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
40338 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 780     avg: 826     median: 843 (1%)     max: 856 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 739     avg: 753     median: 756 (1%)     max: 764 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2472     avg: 2823     median: 2927 (1%)     max: 3069 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 2394     avg: 2478     median: 2433 (1%)     max: 2607 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
16206 Points (17%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
14252 Points (7%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
8746 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
3DMark 06
min: 4804     avg: 5044     median: 4932 (6%)     max: 5395 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
7.4 fps (2%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
8.1 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
5.9 Points (75%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
5.9 Points (75%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
4935 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7550M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 20.77     avg: 21.4     median: 21.4 (7%)     max: 22.02 fps

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7550M → 0% n=

- 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.

low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
40.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
20.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
16.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
189.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
39.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
19.8  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
38.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
15.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
50.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
23.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
14.4  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
19.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
7.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
76.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
28.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
22.7  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
32.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
17.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
10.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
24.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
17.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
18.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
7.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
47.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
13.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
18.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
27  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
17.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
13.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
37  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
28.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25.5  fps
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
180  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
108.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
81.2  fps
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
72  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
45  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
23.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
16.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
55.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
17  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
133.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
75  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
56.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
26.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
43.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
32.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
65.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
39.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
58.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
38.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
30.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
21.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
14.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.2  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
29.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
21.8  fps
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
18.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
11.7  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
36 61.8 ~ 49 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
14 22.7 ~ 18 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
9 14.6 ~ 12 fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
29 37.7 ~ 33 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
21 22.7 ~ 22 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
14 15.3 ~ 15 fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
130.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
53.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
26.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
24.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
16.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
12.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
41  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
34  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
12  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
18  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
12  fps
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
37  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
29  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 7550M:
25  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7550M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon HD 7550Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
BioShock Infinite40.720.416.6
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm189.639.319.8
SimCity38.715.911.6
Tomb Raider50.923.814.4
Crysis 319.711.77.5
Dead Space 376.428.822.7
Far Cry 332.117.610.1
Assassin´s Creed III24.217.8
Hitman: Absolution30.418.47.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 247.230.413.9
Need for Speed: Most Wanted30.818.111.7
Medal of Honor: Warfighter2717.613.8
Dishonored3728.825.5
Fifa 13180108.381.2
F1 2012724530
Borderlands 230.323.216.6
Guild Wars 255.917
Counter-Strike: GO133.37556.9
Darksiders II26.6
Sleeping Dogs43.732.811.8
Max Payne 325.525.48
Dirt Showdown65.439.625.9
Diablo III58.138.130.6
Risen 2: Dark Waters21.714.611.2
Mass Effect 329.521.8
Alan Wake18.111.7
Anno 2070491812
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim332215
CoD: Modern Warfare 3130.453.126.5
Battlefield 324.916.412.4
Batman: Arkham City413412
F1 2011251812
Call of Duty: Black Ops372925
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