AMD Radeon HD 7690M vs AMD Radeon HD 7670M
AMD Radeon HD 7690M
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The AMD Radeon HD 7690M is a fast middle-class graphics card for laptops introduced in 2011. It is at heart a renamed Radeon HD 6750M with a 100MHz increase in memory clock speed on models sporting DDR3 VRAM. Therefore, the GPU is still built in 40nm with DirectX11 support.
According to AMD, select DDR3 models are available based on the faster clocked Thames-XTX chip. The similarly named Radeon HD 7690M XT is based on the same architectural core as the 7690M, but offers higher clock speeds with GDDR5 memory. In essence, the XT variant is a renamed Radeon HD 6770M.
Current 7690M models are available as:
AMD Radeon HD 7690M, 725 MHz core, 900 MHz DDR3 -> 6750M
AMD Radeon HD 7690M, 600 MHz core, GDDR5 -> 6750M
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT, 725 MHz core, GDDR5 -> 6770M
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 directly 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 is slightly better than the average GeForce GT 550M 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 6750M and is therefore usually found in 15-inch or larger notebooks with more powerful cooling solutions.
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
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The AMD Radeon HD 7670M is a middle class graphics card for laptops and based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6650M. Therefore, it supports DirectX11 and is still manufactured in 40nm. According to AMD there are two versions available, a slower clocked Thames-Pro with GDDR5 memory and a faster clocked Thames-XT with DDR4 memory.
The 480 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 should be identical to the Radeon HD 6650M. However, in our benchmarks the card positioned itself sometimes even on a level of the higher clocked Radeon HD 6730M (same chip). Keep in mind that different driver versions and CPUs may also impact the benchmarks. However, demanding games of 2011 like Battlefield 3 only run fluently in medium detail settings. See at the end of this page for detailed gaming benchmarks. Compared to the competitor, the 7670M positions itself in our tests slightly above the GeForce GT 630M on a level of the GeForce GT 550M.
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 6600M 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 5650 and therefore suited for 15" laptops and up.
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Codename | Thames XT / XTX | Thames XT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 480 - unified | 480 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 600 - 725 (Boost) MHz | 600 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 3600/1800 MHz | 1800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR5/DDR3 | DDR3, (GDDR5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 716 Million | 716 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 40 nm | 40 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 07.06.2011 | 07.06.2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7690M → 100% n=12
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7670M → 86% n=12

* 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.

Dead Space 3
2013
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
Fifa 12
2011
F1 2011
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Crysis 2
2011
Mafia 2
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7690M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7670M → 80%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 82%
AMD Radeon HD 7670M | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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Dead Space 3 | 104.4 | 48.3 | 37.3 | |||
Hitman: Absolution | 15.9 | 13.6 | 8.7 | |||
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 51.2 | 38.1 | 20.2 | |||
Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 32.9 | 23.1 | 19.5 | |||
Dishonored | 52.5 | 44.2 | 39.6 | 22.3 | ||
Fifa 13 | 231 | 143 | 111 | 62 | ||
F1 2012 | 86 | 67 | 47 | 16 | ||
Borderlands 2 | 52.9 | 40.4 | 28.5 | 15.8 | ||
Torchlight 2 | 81 | 67 | 52 | |||
Guild Wars 2 | 53 | 22 | 8 | |||
Counter-Strike: GO | 140 | 97 | 75 | 46 | ||
Darksiders II | 42.5 | 24.3 | ||||
Sleeping Dogs | 68.9 | 51.6 | 17.8 | 5.7 | ||
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | 30.6 | 16.1 | 7.4 | |||
Max Payne 3 | 40.2 | 37.4 | 10.2 | 7.9 | ||
Dirt Showdown | 61 | 39 | 28 | 12 | ||
Diablo III | 61.1 | 44.6 | 38.2 | |||
Risen 2: Dark Waters | 36.5 | 24 | 18 | 8.3 | ||
Mass Effect 3 | 43 | 32 | 21 | |||
Alan Wake | 32.5 | 19.7 | ||||
Star Wars: The Old Republic | 56.8 | 34.7 | 23.6 | |||
Anno 2070 | 79 | 32 | 22 | 11 | ||
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 47 | 34 | 24 | 13 | ||
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 | 139 | 70 | 40 | 22 | ||
Battlefield 3 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 7.1 | ||
Batman: Arkham City | 62 | 51 | 32 | 9 | ||
Fifa 12 | 210 | 118 | 80 | 49 | ||
F1 2011 | 72 | 45 | 26 | 15 | ||
Deus Ex Human Revolution | 96 | 37 | 15.9 | |||
Dirt 3 | 76 | 48 | 39 | 14 | ||
Crysis 2 | 59.5 | 39.9 | 29 | 10.4 | ||
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 104.5 | 65.3 | 56.4 | 34.9 | ||
Civilization 5 | 42 | |||||
Mafia 2 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 25 | ||
StarCraft 2 | 127 | 45 | 30 | 19 | ||
Metro 2033 | 60.5 | 31.1 | 17.1 | 5.8 | ||
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 15 14 5 | 6 18 6 1 | 15 13 3 | 24 4 1 | | |
AMD Radeon HD 7690M | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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Alan Wake | 43 | 30 | 14 | |||
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 45 | 38 | 28 | 15 | ||
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 | 154 | 68 | 42 | 29 | ||
F1 2011 | 90 | 55 | 37 | 15 | ||
StarCraft 2 | 270 | 52 | 38 | 24.4 | ||
Metro 2033 | 107 | 49 | 25 | 8.4 | ||
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 2 2 | 5 1 | 2 3 | 6 | | |
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