AMD Radeon HD 8790M vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M vs AMD Radeon HD 8750M
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8790M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8790) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The core is clocked at 850 MHz (900 MHz Boost) with GDDR5 VRAM at 1125 MHz (4500 MHz effective).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8790M is similar to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M or GT 750M and therefore in the upper mid-range category. Most games of 2013 can be played fluently in medium or high details and the WXGA resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
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 8790M 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 8700M 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 8790M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8700M 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 slightly higher than the previous 7690M chip when under load (2 Watt difference according to the desktop setup from Techreport). However, the 8790M can potentially draw less power when idle (if not disabled by Enduro). Overall, the 8790M is best suited for 15-inch notebooks or bigger.
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8730M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8730) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The core is clocked at 650 MHz (700 MHz Boost) and can access a DDR3 VRAM (1000 MHz).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8730M is similar to the GeForce GT 640M LE. Current and demanding games (as of 2012/2013) like Far Cry 3 will 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 8730M 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 8700M 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 8730M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8700M 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 slightly below that of the old HD 7670M. As a result, the 8730M is suited for 13-inch notebooks or larger.
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8750M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8750) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. 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 - 825 MHz (DDR3) or 620 - 670 MHz (GDDR5) and can access up to 2 GB of memory (128 bit, 1000 MHz).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8750M is similar to the Nvidia GeForce GT 730M and 740M. Overall, the DDR3 and the GDDR5 versions of the card are offering almost the same performance, as the higher core clock of the DDR3 modell is compensated by the additional memory bandwidth of the GDDR5 variant. Current and demanding games of 2013/2014 like Battlefield 4 will run fluently in medium 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 8750M 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 8700M 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 8750M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8700M 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 similar to or slightly below that of the old HD 7670M. As a result, the 8750M is best suited for 13-inch notebooks or larger.
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| Codename | Mars XTX | Mars Pro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | GCN | GCN | GCN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 384 - unified | 384 - unified | 384 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 850 MHz | 650 MHz | 620 - 775 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 4500 MHz | 2000 MHz | 2000 - 4000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | DDR3 | GDDR5, DDR3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 900 Million | 900 Million | 900 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 16.11.2012 | 16.11.2012 | 16.11.2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8790M
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 8790M
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon HD 8750M
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8750M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8790M → 100% n=13
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8730M → 63% n=13
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8750M → 71% n=13
- 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.
Thief
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Fifa 14
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Dota 2
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
SimCity
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
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
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
Mafia 2
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Just Cause 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010
Resident Evil 5
2009
Need for Speed Shift
2009
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
2007
World of Warcraft
2005Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8790M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8730M → 66%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 72%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8750M → 69%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 72%
| AMD Radeon HD 8790M | AMD Radeon HD 8730M | AMD Radeon HD 8750M | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Thief | 21 | 14.8 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| X-Plane 10.25 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 11.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Need for Speed: Rivals | 30 | 28.8 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 35.3 | 32.7 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 49 | 35 | 25 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 70 | 43 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 2013 | 86 | 60 | 49 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fifa 14 | 266 | 159 | 141 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total War: Rome II | 57 | 46 | 32 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saints Row IV | 36.8 | 29.1 | 18.6 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 49.9 | 33.1 | 22.4 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | 49.9 | 21.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dota 2 | 89 | 59 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 38.9 | 30.67 | 17.2 | 12.52 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||
| GRID 2 | 110 | 85 | 59 | 19 | 80 | 55 | 46 | 15.5 | |||||||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 56 | 40 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 113 | 55 | 47 | 15.6 | 60 | 36 | 31 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 184 | 75 | 43 | 15.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| SimCity | 93 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 54 | 26 | 20 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 127 | 57 | 42.5 | 19.7 | 91 | 45 | 30 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 103 | 66 | 42 | 16 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||
| Dead Space 3 | 188 | 80 | 58 | 36 | 129 | 54 | 42 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||
| Far Cry 3 | 65 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 37.2 | 18 | 5.7 | 57 | 40 | 18.5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed III | 37 | 32 | 11 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 49 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 15.7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 109 | 82 | 43 | 27.9 | 72 | 47.8 | 25 | 17.8 | 74.6 | 54.3 | 26 | 18.3 | |||||||||
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 38.9 | 34.4 | 21.8 | 13.9 | 45 | 36.6 | 22.5 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 54 | 33 | 26 | 54.7 | 33.8 | 25.6 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Dishonored | 85 | 75 | 67 | 44 | 69.2 | 55.1 | 49.6 | 27 | 71.7 | 56.4 | 49.3 | 27.8 | |||||||||
| Fifa 13 | 367 | 209 | 180 | 120 | 225 | 154 | 128 | 258.6 | 158 | 136 | 84.5 | ||||||||||
| F1 2012 | 112 | 75 | 69 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 73 | 57 | 39 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Borderlands 2 | 51.6 | 40.4 | 30.5 | 17.3 | 53 | 41 | 31.3 | 18.1 | |||||||||||||
| Guild Wars 2 | 51.1 | 22.3 | 9.6 | 59.7 | 26.4 | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 149 | 116 | 73 | 142.4 | 105.2 | 83.4 | 48.8 | 135 | 100.6 | 82.3 | 53.5 | ||||||||||
| Darksiders II | 48.9 | 27.8 | 51.2 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 49 | 28 | 22 | 31.3 | 30.2 | 23.6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | 33.4 | 17.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Max Payne 3 | 37 | 35 | 42.7 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Dirt Showdown | 82 | 47 | 27 | 19 | 55.2 | 37.5 | 33 | 14.8 | 71.3 | 44.3 | 35.1 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| Diablo III | 97 | 70 | 61 | 37 | 78 | 56 | 51 | 85 | 60 | 51 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Risen 2: Dark Waters | 70 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 44.8 | 30.3 | 23 | 11.2 | ||||||||||
| Mass Effect 3 | 57 | 44 | 57 | 45 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan Wake | 37 | 24.3 | 11.4 | 43.7 | 26 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 148 | 68 | 42 | 19 | 79 | 46 | 29 | 113 | 53 | 31 | 15 | ||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 58 | 44 | 30 | 63 | 43 | 30 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||
| CoD: Modern Warfare 3 | 112.9 | 74.4 | 45.7 | 25.7 | 130.3 | 79.8 | 46.6 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||
| Battlefield 3 | 78 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 43.4 | 32.2 | 25.5 | 10.3 | ||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham City | 86 | 69 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 101 | 47 | 99.7 | 52.4 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 125 | 33 | 125.3 | 31.6 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilization 5 | 45.7 | 15.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mafia 2 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 57.1 | 53.6 | 48.2 | |||||||||||||||
| StarCraft 2 | 94 | 27 | 20 | 126 | 47 | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Just Cause 2 | 24.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Metro 2033 | 72 | 41 | 22 | 72 | 40 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 78.6 | 60.2 | 44.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Resident Evil 5 | 96 | 55.1 | 33.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Need for Speed Shift | 84.8 | 64 | 37.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trackmania Nations Forever | 154 | 48.4 | 25.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark | 35 | 31 | 108.9 | 40.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crysis - CPU Benchmark | 31 | 27 | 106.2 | 33.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| World of Warcraft | 64 | 64 | 31 | 18.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 8790M | AMD Radeon HD 8730M | AMD Radeon HD 8750M | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 12 4 | 11 8 2 | 6 10 4 1 | 15 4 1 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 16 10 3 | 7 19 2 1 | 14 10 1 1 | 11 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 24 23 9 | 13 29 9 2 | 24 27 1 2 | 41 5 2 | | |
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