AMD Radeon HD 7290 vs AMD Radeon HD 7310 vs AMD Radeon HD 6250
AMD Radeon HD 7290
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon HD 7290 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7290) is an integrated graphics card in some Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-70). Technically the 7290 is just a renamed Radeon HD 6290 and therefore also based on the same graphics core as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 but without any dedicated memory. Furthermore, it features the newer UVD3 video processor. Compared to the slower HD 6250, the 7290 / 6290 features Turbo Core to overclock automatically to 400MHz.
The 3D performance of the HD 7290 is located in the low end above the integrated chipset graphics card of the 880M chipset (e.g. Radeon HD 4250). Due to the slow processor, the gaming is however very restricted. Only very old and low demanding games run fluent in low-medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever can only be played in low details. However, compared to the integrated graphics card in Atom processors (GMA 3150), the HD 7290 clearly wins.
The new UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) of the UVD3 is not supported due to the low processing power.
The power consumption of the HD 7290 is quite low as it is directly integrated in the processor. The whole processor containing northbridge parts, a memory controller and the GPU is specified with 9 Watt TDP.
AMD Radeon HD 7310
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon HD 7310 (or perhaps also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7310) is an integrated graphics card in the 2nd generation Zacate netbook processor. It is based on the same graphics core as the Radeon HD 6310, the clock speed is identical as well. Furthermore, it features the UVD3 video processor.
The 3D performance of the HD 7310 is beneath a HD 4330 due to the missing dedicated graphics memory (shared memory only). Gaming performance is therefore similar to a Nvidia ION or Intel HD Graphics graphics card. In our tests, the almost identical 6310 was only able to run low end games like Fifa 11, Sims 3 and Star Craft 2 single player in lowest detail settings fluently. More demanding games like Risen or Call of Duty series were not playable. Detailed performance information can be found here.
The UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) is theoretically supported by the UVD3 but wasn't available in the first laptops and platforms (no hardware accelleration and no HDMI 1.4 output).
AMD Radeon HD 6250
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon HD 6250 (or sometimes also called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6250) is an integrated graphics card in the Ontario netbook processors (e.g., C-50 and C-30). It is based on the same graphics core as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 but without any dedicated memory. Furthermore, it features the newer UVD3 video processor.
The 3D performance of the HD 6250 is located in the low end above the integrated chipset graphics card of the 880M chipset (e.g. Radeon HD 4250). Due to the slow processor, the gaming is however very restricted. In our tests only very old games ran fluent in medium detail settings (e.g. Half Life 2). Even non demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever ran in our tests with a C-50 APU only in low settings. Modern games like Starcraft 2 or Battlefield Bad Company 2 are unplayable.
The new UVD3 video decoder allows the decoding of HD videos using the graphics card. It allows the parallel decoding of two MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1 streams and therefore compatible to BD-Live. Furthermore, the new UVD3 also supports DivX, Xvid and MPEG4 Part 2 decoding. Blu-Ray 3D via MCV (Multiview Video Coding) of the UVD3 is not supported due to the low processing power.
The power consumption of the HD 6250 is quite low as it is directly integrated in the processor. The whole processor containing northbridge parts, a memory controller and the gpu is specified with 9 Watt TDP.
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| Codename | Zacate | Zacate | Zacate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | Terascale 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 80 - unified | 80 - unified | 80 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 280 - 400 (Boost) MHz | 500 MHz | 280 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 40 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DirectX 11, UVD3, Turbo Core 400MHz | DirectX 11, UVD3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.07.2011 | 01.05.2012 | 16.11.2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | www.amd.com |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7290
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7290 → 100% n=8
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7310 → 119% n=8
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 6250 → 88% n=8
- 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.
Mass Effect 3
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Fifa 12
2011
StarCraft 2
2010
Risen
2009
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
2005
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7290 → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7310 → 125%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 6250 → 76%
| AMD Radeon HD 7290 | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Fifa 13 | 4.6 | |||||
| Anno 2070 | 17.3 | 6.5 | ||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 8.7 | |||||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7310 | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Fifa 13 | 6.7 | |||||
| Mass Effect 3 | 12 | |||||
| Anno 2070 | 21 | |||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 9.3 | |||||
| Battlefield 3 | 8 | 6.4 | ||||
| Fifa 12 | 30 | 13 | ||||
| Risen | 23 | 12 | ||||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 6 1 | 3 | | | | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6250 | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Anno 2070 | 13 | 5 | ||||
| StarCraft 2 | 12.5 | |||||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 8.8 | |||||
| Risen | 15 | 7 | ||||
| Anno 1404 | 23 | |||||
| Sims 3 | 63 | 18 | ||||
| Trackmania Nations Forever | 41.9 | 10.9 | 5.9 | |||
| World in Conflict - Benchmark | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark | 25.42 | |||||
| World of Warcraft | 39.99 | 16.28 | ||||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 6 2 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | |
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