AMD Radeon HD 6470M vs AMD Radeon HD 6450M vs AMD Radeon HD 6430M
AMD Radeon HD 6470M
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The AMD Radeon HD 6470M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6470) is a laptop graphics card for entry level to middle class notebooks. It should be based on the Seymore-XT chip and therefore feature the UVD 3 video decoder. Compared to the faster HD 6490M, the 6470M only supports slower DDR3 graphics memory.
The 120 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 performance should be somewhere between the HD6370M (renamed 5470) that features less shaders and the HD5650. Therefore, all current games should run in low detail 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 6400M 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 4 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 5470 and therefore suited for 13" laptops and up.
AMD Radeon HD 6450M
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The AMD Radeon HD 6450M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6450) is a laptop graphics card for entry level class notebooks. It should be based on the Seymore-PRO chip and therefore feature the UVD 3 video decoder. Compared to the faster HD 6470M, the 6450M offers a slower core clock speed.
The 120 Stream processors are 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 performance should be similar to the HD6370M (renamed 5470) that features less shaders but most probably a higher core clock. Therefore, all current games should run in low detail 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 6400M 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 4 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 5450 and therefore suited for 13" laptops and up.
AMD Radeon HD 6430M
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The AMD Radeon HD 6430M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6430) is a laptop graphics card for entry level class notebooks. It is based on the Seymore-LP (for low power) chip and therefore suited for small laptops. It integrates the UVD 3 video decoder and is the slowest chip of the 6400M series.
The 120 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 performance should be similar to the HD 5450 (see for benchmarks) that features less shaders but a higher core clock. Therefore, the card is only suited for entry level gaming. Demanding games may stutter even with low detail settings.
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 6400M 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 4 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 5430 and therefore suited for small laptops.
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| Codename | Seymour XT | Seymour-PRO | Seymour-LP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 160 - unified | 160 - unified | 160 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 700 / 750 MHz | 600 MHz | 480 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 06.01.2011 | 04.01.2011 | 04.01.2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | www.amd.com | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 6470M
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6470M → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6450M → 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.
Anno 2070
2011
Fifa 12
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Crysis 2
2011
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
Fifa 11
2010
Mafia 2
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010
CoD Modern Warfare 2
2009
Risen
2009
Resident Evil 5
2009
Need for Speed Shift
2009
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
2009
Anno 1404
2009
Sims 3
2009
F.E.A.R. 2
2009
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
2008
Left 4 Dead
2008
Crysis Warhead
2008
Racedriver: GRID
2008
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
2007
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
2007
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
2007
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
2005
World of Warcraft
2005
Counter-Strike Source
2004Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6470M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6450M → 85%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 86%
| AMD Radeon HD 6470M | AMD Radeon HD 6450M | AMD Radeon HD 6430M | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Anno 2070 | 46 | 18 | 45.7 | 19.7 | 13.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 31 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dirt 3 | 82 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Crysis 2 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 32.7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 70 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Fifa 11 | 186 | 112 | 58 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mafia 2 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| StarCraft 2 | 133 | 30 | 21 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Metro 2033 | 31 | 18 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 26.1 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| CoD Modern Warfare 2 | 74.2 | 30 | 24 | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Risen | 45 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 54.9 | 21.1 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Resident Evil 5 | 90.6 | 30.4 | 17.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Need for Speed Shift | 44.7 | 19 | 15 | 22.5 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colin McRae: DIRT 2 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 12.7 | 51.4 | 33.3 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Anno 1404 | 121 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sims 3 | 165.3 | 55.6 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F.E.A.R. 2 | 119.5 | 47.4 | 31.4 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto | 51 | 26 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Left 4 Dead | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crysis Warhead | 60 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Racedriver: GRID | 98.3 | 44.4 | 23.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trackmania Nations Forever | 175 | 45.1 | 15.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare | 52.7 | 39.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Supreme Commander - FA Bench | 46.8 | 35.7 | 26.7 | 13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark | 80 | 37 | 19 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crysis - CPU Benchmark | 71 | 38 | 16 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| World in Conflict - Benchmark | 133 | 50 | 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Call of Juarez Benchmark | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark | 119.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World of Warcraft | 125.9 | 63.4 | 28.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike Source | 130.2 | 103.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 6470M | AMD Radeon HD 6450M | AMD Radeon HD 6430M | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 13 9 8 | 8 14 2 | 21 5 2 | 19 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 6 | 6 2 | 7 | 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | |
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