AMD Radeon HD 8690M vs AMD Radeon HD 8670M
AMD Radeon HD 8690M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8690M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8690) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. Just like the 8500M and 8700M series, it is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The core is clocked at 775 MHz (or up to 825 MHz with Boost) and can access GDDR5 VRAM (64 Bit, 1125 MHz).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8690M is similar to the GeForce GT 730M and GT 640M. Current and demanding games (as of 2013) like Far Cry 3 should run fluently in medium-low resolutions and detail settings.
The 384 shaders can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 6 compute units). Compared to old TeraScale 2 chips, the GCN-based Mars architecture offers improved performance in this framework.
Features of the 8690M include video decoding via UVD3 for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly from the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are now compatible as well.
The 8600M series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the 8690M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8600M series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP limit. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
The power consumption should be in range of the old HD 7670M. As a result, the 8690M is suited for 13-inch notebooks or larger.
AMD Radeon HD 8670M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8670M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8670) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. Just like the 8500M and 8700M series, it is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The core is clocked at 775 MHz (825 MHz Boost) and can access a DDR3 VRAM (64 Bit, 1000 MHz).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8670M is similar to the old Radeon HD 6750M and GeForce GT 630M. Current and demanding games like Far Cry 3 will run fluently only in low resolutions and detail settings.
The 384 shaders can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 6 compute units). Compared to old TeraScale 2 chips, the GCN-based Mars architecture offers improved performance in this framework.
Features of the 8670M include video decoding via UVD3 for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly from the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are now compatible as well.
The 8600M series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the 8670M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8600M series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP limit. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
The power consumption should be somewhat below that of the old HD 7670M. As a result, the 8670M is suited for 13-inch notebooks or larger.
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| Architecture | GCN | GCN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 384 - unified | 384 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 775 MHz | 775 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 4500 MHz | 2000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | DDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 16.11.2012 | 16.11.2012 |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8670M
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 8670M
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8690M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8690M → 100% n=12
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8670M → 76% n=12
- 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.
F1 2014
2014
The Evil Within
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Sims 4
2014
Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Thief
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Hitman: Absolution
2012
World of Tanks v8
2012
F1 2012
2012
Torchlight 2
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Dirt Showdown
2012
Diablo III
2012
Alan Wake
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Batman: Arkham City
2011
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
StarCraft 2
2010
Anno 1404
2009
World of Warcraft
2005Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8690M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8670M → 59%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 68%
| AMD Radeon HD 8690M | AMD Radeon HD 8670M | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | 22.2 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||
| F1 2014 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 19 | ||||||||||
| The Evil Within | 16.4 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 23.9 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||
| Alien: Isolation | 30.9 | 21.3 | ||||||||||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 23.4 | 15.5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Sims 4 | 150.1 | 42.9 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | 22.3 | 14.7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| GRID: Autosport | 106.1 | 43.4 | 20 | 12.5 | ||||||||||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 32.6 | 28.5 | 10.9 | |||||||||||
| Thief | 19.3 | 12.3 | 9.8 | |||||||||||
| X-Plane 10.25 | 51.2 | 24.8 | ||||||||||||
| Need for Speed: Rivals | 23.5 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 27.3 | 21.3 | ||||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 33.6 | 24.8 | 17.1 | |||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 40 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| F1 2013 | 46 | 28 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Fifa 14 | 96.6 | |||||||||||||
| Total War: Rome II | 40.6 | 30.5 | 26.2 | |||||||||||
| Saints Row IV | 38 | 30 | 11.6 | |||||||||||
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 28.2 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | 39.8 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||
| Dota 2 | 42 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| GRID 2 | 101 | 52.3 | 35.6 | 18.9 | 50 | 29.9 | 21.7 | |||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 52.3 | 36 | 28.6 | 19.3 | 19 | 11.15 | 9.3 | 4.7 | ||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 37 | 22 | 18 | 5.49 | ||||||||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 166.1 | 47.8 | 25.7 | |||||||||||
| SimCity | 132.1 | 22.2 | ||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 59.9 | 33.6 | 22.1 | 12.5 | 53 | 27 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| Crysis 3 | 28.5 | 15.4 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| Dead Space 3 | 67 | 32 | 26.1 | |||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 26.27 | 16.62 | 11.91 | |||||||||||
| World of Tanks v8 | 67 | 26 | 21 | 11 | ||||||||||
| F1 2012 | 58 | 44 | 40 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Torchlight 2 | 103 | 62 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 38.5 | 29.4 | 13.6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Dirt Showdown | 62 | 35 | 22 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Diablo III | 70.3 | 50.6 | 40.1 | 29.1 | 52 | 36 | 29 | 17 | ||||||
| Alan Wake | 19 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 90.8 | 40.5 | 25.4 | 13.4 | 53 | 29 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 39.8 | 26.2 | 17.4 | |||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham City | 50 | 38 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 108 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||||
| StarCraft 2 | 154 | 29 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Anno 1404 | 121 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| World of Warcraft | 240 | 72 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 8690M | AMD Radeon HD 8670M | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 2 3 | 1 5 | 4 2 | 6 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 14 19 6 6 | 29 12 2 | 26 2 1 | 18 1 | | |
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