AMD Radeon HD 6490M Mac Edition vs Intel HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Seymour | Sandy Bridge GT2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Seymour XTX (216-0810005) | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Generation 6.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 624 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 149 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 2nd, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vancouver (HD 6400M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Manhattan | — |
| Successor | London | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 794 MHz 3.2 Gbps effective | System Shared |
| Base clock | — | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1000 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 25.41 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Execution units | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.000 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.000 GTexel/s | 12.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 240.0 GFLOPS | 192.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | IGP |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 1st, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | HD Graphics-M (Sandy Bridge) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | Ring Bus |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
