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

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 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 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 7690MAMD Radeon HD 7690M XTAMD Radeon HD 7630M
Radeon HD 7600M Series
Radeon HD 7690M XT 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M 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 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M XT 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M 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 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M XT 480 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Radeon HD 7690M 480 @ 0.6 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 3600/1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 862 @ 0.69 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 736 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7670M 480 @ 0.6 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7650M 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 656 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Radeon HD 7610M 400 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
CodenameThames XT / XTXThames XTXThames-LP
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines480 - unified480 - unified480 - unified
Core Speed600 - 725 (Boost) MHz725 MHz450 MHz
Memory Speed3600/1800 MHz3600 MHz1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5/DDR3GDDR5DDR3
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistors716 Million716 Million
technology40 nm40 nm40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement07.06.2011 07.06.2011 07.01.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1274     avg: 1306     median: 1306 (2%)     max: 1338 Points
min: 1517     avg: 1551     median: 1550.5 (2%)     max: 1584 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1141 Points (1%)
1346 Points (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 5558     avg: 5884     median: 5883.5 (2%)     max: 6209 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
min: 6765     avg: 7055     median: 7054.5 (2%)     max: 7344 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
5081 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
5594 Points (3%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
26169 Points (14%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
17784 Points (19%)
17545 Points (19%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
3DMark 06
8988 Points (12%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
3DMark 06
9660 Points (13%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
min: 10628     avg: 10919     median: 10919 (14%)     max: 11210 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
15.5 fps (3%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (84%)     max: 6.7 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (84%)     max: 6.7 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
7618 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
5514 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7690M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
43.8 fps (15%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
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
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
43  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
14  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
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
45  fps
149%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
63.2 70 ~ 67 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
38  fps
118%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
44.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
28  fps
107%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
15  fps
120%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
18  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
154  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
68  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
42  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
29  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
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
90  fps
102%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
92  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
55  fps
113%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
62  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
37  fps
100%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
37  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
15  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 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
270  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
52  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
38  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
24.4  fps
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
107  fps
107%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
115  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
49  fps
96%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
47  fps
high 1600x900
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
25  fps
100%
Radeon HD 7690M XT:
25  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon HD 7690M:
8.4  fps
107%
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

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7690M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT → 111%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 115%

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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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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Alan Wake433014
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim45382815
CoD: Modern Warfare 3154684229
F1 201190553715
StarCraft 2270523824.4
Metro 203310749258.4
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