Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Intel HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) | Radeon HD 7290 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4009% | 6357% |
| Hitman 3 | 5245% | 8300% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 3658% | 5806% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 3536% | 5614% |
| FIFA 21 | 1973% | 3157% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 5682% | 8986% |
| Far Cry 6 | 5845% | 9243% |
| Genshin Impact | 4009% | 6357% |
| Battlefield 6 | 5245% | 8300% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 4009% | 6357% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Intel HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) are significantly better than the AMD Radeon HD 7290.
The Graphics Mobile has a 70 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon HD 7290, but the Radeon HD 7290 has 7 more Texture Mapping Units than the Graphics Mobile. As a result, the Radeon HD 7290 exhibits a 1.8 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the Graphics Mobile. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The Graphics Mobile has a 70 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon HD 7290, but the Radeon HD 7290 has 3 more Render Output Units than the Graphics Mobile. As a result, the Radeon HD 7290 exhibits a 0.7 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the Graphics Mobile. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The Graphics Mobile was released over a year more recently than the Radeon HD 7290, and so the Graphics Mobile is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the Radeon HD 7290.
Both GPUs exhibit very poor performance, so rather than upgrading from one to the other you should consider looking at more powerful GPUs. Neither of these will be able to run the latest games in any playable way.
The HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) and the Radeon HD 7290 have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The Graphics Mobile has 12.8 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the Radeon HD 7290, which means that the memory performance of the Graphics Mobile is slightly better than the Radeon HD 7290.
The HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) has 6 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon HD 7290 has 80. However, the actual shader performance of the Graphics Mobile is 26 and the actual shader performance of the Radeon HD 7290 is 16. The Graphics Mobile having 10 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the Graphics Mobile delivers a marginally smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the Radeon HD 7290.
The Graphics Mobile transistor size technology is 8 nm (nanometers) smaller than the Radeon HD 7290. This means that the Graphics Mobile is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the Radeon HD 7290. While they exhibit similar graphical performance, the Graphics Mobile should consume less power than the Radeon HD 7290.
The HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) requires 5 Watts to run and the Radeon HD 7290 requires 9 Watts. The Radeon HD 7290 requires 4 Watts more than the Graphics Mobile to run. The difference is not significant enough for the Radeon HD 7290 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the Graphics Mobile.
| Core Speed | 350 MHz |  | vs | 280 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1100 MHz | | vs | 400 MHz | |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge GT1 | Terascale 2 Loveland | |||
| OC Potential | None | vs | None | ||
| Driver Support | Poor | vs | Poor | ||
| Release Date | 05 Sep 2014 |  | vs | 05 Jun 2012 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 2.6
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vs | 2.1
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| 1600x900 | 1.8
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vs | 1.5
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| 1920x1080 | 1
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vs | 0.8
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| 2560x1440 | 0.5
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vs | |
0.5
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| 3840x2160 | - | |
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| Memory | N/A | vs | N/A | ||
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| Memory Speed | 667 MHz | | vs | 533 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | | vs | 64 Bit | |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | | vs | | DDR3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 21.3GB/sec | | vs | 8.5GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | vs | |
1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 6 | vs | | 80 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 1% | | vs | | 1% |
| Technology | 32nm | | vs | 40nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 1 | vs | | 8 | |
| Texture Rate | 0.4 GTexel/s | vs | | 2.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 1 | vs | | 4 | |
| Pixel Rate | 0.4 GPixel/s | vs | | 1.1 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 2560x1600 | | vs | | 2560x1600 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 5 Watts | | vs | 9 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 10.1 | vs | | 11.0 | |
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| Shader Model | 4.1 | vs | | 5.0 | |
| Open GL | 3.1 | vs | | 4.3 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | no | vs | no | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | AMD APU C-70 | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 4 GB | vs | | 3 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1024x768 | vs | | 1280x720 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Intel HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) are Integrated Graphics in some of Intel's Budget Sandy Bridge Processors. Architecture The Broadwell Core includes support for DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1. Additionally, it also offers better Decoding Performance, when compared to its Predecessor. The GPU Codenamed GT1 offers 6 Shader Processing Units, 1 TMU and 1 ROP. GPU The Central Unit Initially Runs at 350MHz and goes up to 1150MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The Operating Memory Clock depends at which speed the System's RAM is running and which Memory Type is installed and is ultimately limited by the highest operating speed that the Processor supports. In this case, it is 667MHz. Depending on whether or not the System's RAM is Dual-Channeled, it can access either a 64-bit or 128-bit Memory Interface. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU Shares the System's RAM which varies according to the System. The GPU may reserve up to 1.7GB. Performance Because Performance depends heavily on the Memory Bandwidth, it may vary heavily from System to System. Performance is very limited and most modern games can't be played. System Suggestions Intel HD Graphics Mobile (Sandy Bridge) is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1024x768. We recommend 4GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon HD 7290 is an Integrated Graphics Card, on the APU C-70, based on the second revision of the Terascale Architecture. Architecture The Second variant of the Terascale 2 Architecture is still manufactured with a 40nm technology and despite allowing more Stream Cores, their design remains more or less the same compared to the first variant. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed Loveland which has 1 Compute Units activated and thus offers 80 Shader Processing Units, 8 TMUs and 4 ROPs. The Central Unit Initially Runs at 280MHz and goes up to 400MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU Shares the System's RAM which varies from laptop to laptop. Typically, the GPU reserves 1GB. Depending on whether or not the system's RAM is Dual-Channeled, it can access either a 64-bit or 128-bit memory interface. The operating memory clock also depends on the at which speed the System's RAM is running and is limited by the highest operating speed that the Processor supports. In this case, it is 533MHz. It is then obvious the Memory Bandwidth depends on a lot of factors and thus Radeon HD 7310's performance may vary from system to system. Features DirectX 11.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for HD3D, Eyefinity, App Acceleration, PowerPlay and other technologies. Performance Radeon HD 7290 is a direct re-brand of Radeon HD 6290. Gaming benchmarks put its performance on level with the older Radeon HD 6290. System Suggestions We recommend 4GB of RAM for a system with Radeon HD 7290. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||