Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 6530M vs HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Price now
90$
Games supported
57%
- Interface
- Core clock speed 720 / 975
- Max video memory
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 2000
- Maximum resolution
- Interface MXM-II
- Core clock speed 500
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 800
- Maximum resolution
Price now
338$
Games supported
52%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 804 | 941 |
| Value for money | no data | 0.04 |
| Architecture | no data | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | no data | Capilano-LP |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 August 2013 (9 years old) | 26 November 2010 (12 years old) |
| Current price | $90 | $338 |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 400 |
| Core clock speed | 720 / 975 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 26 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 9.000 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 400.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics and Radeon HD 6530M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | MXM-II |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6530M by 49% in our combined benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6530M by 71% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | no data |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is 200% faster than the HD 6530M.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.89 | 1.27 |
| Recency | 1 August 2013 | 26 November 2010 |
| Memory bus width | 64 | 128 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 400 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Based on the results of synthetic and gaming tests, our recommendation leans towards the Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics due to its superior performance when compared to the Radeon HD 6530M graphics card.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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