Radeon Instinct MI25 vs HD 7690M

Place in performance ranking	846	388
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Thames XT / XTX	Vega 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 June 2011 (13 years ago)	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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	480	4096
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	725 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.40	384.0
Floating-point performance	0.696 gflops	12.29 gflops

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR5/DDR3	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600/1800 MHz	1704 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	436.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.125

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 7690M 2.36

Instinct MI25 12.91
+447%

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.

HD 7690M 909

Instinct MI25 4978
+448%

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:

900p	25 −420%	130−140 +420%
Full HD	21 −424%	110−120 +424%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
−440%

27−30

+440%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Hitman 3	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −441%	200−210 +441%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Hitman 3	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −441%	200−210 +441%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Hitman 3	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −441%	200−210 +441%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−440%

27−30

+440%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Hitman 3	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−440%

27−30

+440%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−433%

16−18

+433%

This is how HD 7690M and Instinct MI25 compete in popular games:

Instinct MI25 is 420% faster in 900p
Instinct MI25 is 424% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.36	12.91
Recency	7 June 2011	27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	300 Watt

HD 7690M has 1400% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has a 447% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Instinct MI25 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7690M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7690M is a notebook card while Radeon Instinct MI25 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.