ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 vs HD 7290

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7290 with Radeon Xpress 1100, including specs and performance data.

HD 7290
2012
18 Watt
0.27
+238%

HD 7290 outperforms Xpress 1100 by a whopping 238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking14071522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.15no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameLovelandRC410
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 June 2012 (13 years ago)17 October 2007 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores806
Core clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors450 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.2000.6
Floating-point processing power0.064 TFLOPSno data
ROPs42
TMUs82

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.42.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 7290 0.27
+238%
ATI Xpress 1100 0.08

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7290 111
+226%
Samples: 122
ATI Xpress 1100 34
Samples: 166

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7290 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7290 performs better in 10 tests (43%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.08
Recency 6 June 2012 17 October 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

HD 7290 has a 237.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 7290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Xpress 1100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7290 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Xpress 1100 is a desktop one.

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