Radeon HD 6490M vs R4 (Beema)
Aggregated performance score
R4 (Beema) outperforms HD 6490M by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1063 | 1073 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 0.03 |
Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | Beema | Seymour XT |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 29 April 2014 (9 years old) | 6 January 2011 (13 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,193.03 |
Current price | no data | $248 (0.2x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 128 | 160 |
Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 700 / 750 / 800 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 370 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Texture fill rate | no data | 6.400 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 256 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R4 (Beema) and Radeon HD 6490M 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.
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory
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 type | no data | DDR3/GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 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 | 12 (FL 12_0) | 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.
R4 (Beema) outperforms HD 6490M by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
R4 (Beema) outperforms HD 6490M by 6% in Passmark.
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: 17%
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
R4 (Beema) outperforms HD 6490M by 19% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD | 8
−125%
| 18
+125%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how R4 (Beema) and HD 6490M compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- HD 6490M is 125% faster than R4 (Beema)
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R4 (Beema) is 33.3% faster than the HD 6490M.
All in all, in popular games:
- R4 (Beema) is ahead in 4 tests (15%)
- there's a draw in 23 tests (85%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.03 | 0.97 |
Recency | 29 April 2014 | 6 January 2011 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R4 (Beema) and Radeon HD 6490M.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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