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AMD Radeon HD 7630M vs AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT

AMD Radeon HD 7630M

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The AMD Radeon HD 7630M (sometimes also called AMD Radeon HD 7630M) is a middle class graphics card for laptops in 2011. It is based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M and the 6 SIMD blocks (= 480 shader) are clocked at 450 MHz. The card is still build in 40nm and supports DirectX 11.

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 6630M due to the comparable clock rates and the 480 shaders. Therefore, demanding games of 2011 like Battlefield 3 or Anno 2070 are running only in low detail settings fluently. Games with less demanding 3D engines like CoD MW3 should also run in high details.

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 7600M 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 slightly below the Radeon HD 6630M and therefore suited for smaller laptops (13-14").

AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT

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The AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT is a fast middle-class graphics card for laptops in 2011. It is at heart a renamed Radeon HD 6770M. Therefore, the GPU is still built in 40nm with DirectX11 support. The Radeon HD 7690M (without the XT addition, is the renamed 6750M and offers as a GDDR5 variant lower clock rates or slower DDR3 graphics memory).

The integrated 480 Stream processors are still based on the 5D architecture found in the Radeon 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. General Tessellation performance of the Radeon HD 7690M card should be comparable to the desktop 6800 series. The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. The latter two features enable the AMD core to transcode videos and perform general computations.

The 3D performance of the HD 7690M XT is slightly better than the GeForce GT 555M and is therefore positioned in the upper middle class as of 2011. Demanding games like Anno 2070 or Skyrim can only be played in medium detail settings and lower resolutions. Even more demanding games, such as Battlefield 3, may only run fluently in low detail settings. Older games like Call of Duty: Black Ops are playable with all settings maxed.

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 AMD graphics card.

Furthermore, the HD 7600M series integrates an 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). This solution, however, is not as mature as Nvidia's 3D Vision in terms of drivers and general software support.

Thanks to Eyefinity, the HD 7690M is able to theoretically drive up to 5 monitors simultaneously. Note that this would only work if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs to begin with.

The power consumption of the HD 7690M should be similar to the Mobility Radeon HD 5770 and is therefore usually found in 15-inch or larger notebooks with more powerful cooling solutions.

AMD Radeon HD 7630MAMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
Radeon HD 7600M Series
Radeon HD 7690M XT 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M compare 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M compare 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M compare 480 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7630M 480 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7610M Dual Graphics compare 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M compare 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M XT 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M compare 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compare 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M compare 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M compare 480 @ 0.45 - 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7630M 480 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7610M Dual Graphics compare 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M compare 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
CodenameThames-LPThames XTX
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines480 - unified480 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz725 MHz
Memory Speed1800 MHz3600 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3GDDR5
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1
technology40 nm40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement07.01.2012 07.06.2011
Transistors716 Million
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1517     avg: 1551     median: 1550.5 (2%)     max: 1584 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1346 Points (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 6765     avg: 7055     median: 7054.5 (2%)     max: 7344 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
5594 Points (3%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
17545 Points (19%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
3DMark 06
min: 10628     avg: 10919     median: 10919 (14%)     max: 11210 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (84%)     max: 6.7 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (84%)     max: 6.7 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
5514 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
51.5 fps (18%)

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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
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
57 60 ~ 59 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
36 42.8 ~ 39 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
27 30.2 ~ 29 fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
97.6 109 ~ 103 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
41.3 46 ~ 44 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
27.4 28 ~ 28 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
15  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
63.2 70 ~ 67 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
44.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
18  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
49  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
34  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
28  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
10  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
303  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
154.9  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
105.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
55.6  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
92  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
62  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
37  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
102.7 157 ~ 130 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
43.4 48 ~ 46 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
22  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
104.2  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
63.2  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
48.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
39  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
27  fps
high 1600x900
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
17  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
13  fps
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
88  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
54  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
44  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
17  fps
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
90  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
79  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
68  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
45  fps
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
63  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
17  fps
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
115  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
47  fps
high 1600x900
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
25  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
9  fps
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
64  fps
high 1280x1024
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
47  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
166  fps
high 1024x768
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
69  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
27  fps
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XTlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Mass Effect 3593929
Anno 2070103442815
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim6744.73018
Battlefield 349342810
Fifa 12303154.9105.455.6
F1 2011926237
Deus Ex Human Revolution1304622
Dirt 3104.263.248.2
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings39271713
Crysis 288544417
Call of Duty: Black Ops90796845
Civilization 56317
Metro 203311547259
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto6447
Far Cry 21666927
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