My bad, my previous computer had a ATI Radeon 4200 HD I thought it would be a little better. I guess im wrong since it sounds worse than mine :P.
Whats your budget limit. Im sure we can help you find a better one :D?! On Jul 8, 9:45 pm, hussam aulaian <[email protected]> wrote: > ATI Radeon HD 4250 > > The *AMD ATI Radeon HD 4250* (sometimes also ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 > called) is an *onboard (shared Memory)* graphics chip. It is based on the HD > 3400 graphics core and features the UVD 2 video engine to decode HD videos > (Avivo HD - can decode two HD streams simultaneously). Compared to the HD > 4200, the 4250 offers a similar performance, but the power consumption could > be a bit better. > > Compared to the old HD 3200, the 4250 supports DirectX 10.1 and features the > UVD2 video decoder. > > The *UVD 2* video engine is able to decode HD videos (MPEG-2, H.264, and > VC-1) in all stages and allows the fluent playback of HD videos (e.g. > Blu-ray) with a relative low CPU utilization (called Avivo HD). The HD 3200 > was the first *onboard* graphics card that allows the fluent playback of > Blu-ray videos. The UVD 2 in the HD 4250 supports the decoding of two video > stream and therefore got a full Blu-Ray support. > > The graphics core of the HD 4250 stems from the Mobility Radeon HD > 3400<http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3450.9593.0.html> > series > and is therefore DirectX 10.1 capable. Because of the missing graphics > memory, the performance of the card is a bit lower than of the HD 34x0. > Theroretically, dedicated memory chips can be directly added to the chip, > making it a dedicated graphics card. Because of pricing it is unclear if any > manufacturer will add memory to the chip. > > Still *older games* like Doom 3 or Quake 4 should be barly *playable*. > Compared to older onboad graphic chips (e.g., GMA 4500MHD), the HD 4250 is > much faster. The new Intel HD Graphics in the Core ix Arrandale > CPUs<http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Graphics-Media-Accelerator-HD.2306...>, > offers a similar performance, but the driver support by AMD should be > better. > > The mobile Radeon HD 4250 should be identical to the desktop version > (desktop minimal higher clock rates), although faster processors used in > desktop systems may lead to better benchmarks. > > ManufacturerATISeriesRadeon HD 4000CodenameRV620Pipelines40 - unifiedCore > Speed *500 MHzShader Speed *500 MHzMemory Speed * > Memory Bus Width > Memory Type > Max. Amount of Memory512 MBShared Memoryyes > shared memoryDirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.0technology55 nmFeaturesAvivo HD > (UVD2), Hybrid Graphics Technology, PCI-E 2.0, Vari-Bright > (Bildschirmhelligkeit automtisch anpassen), HDCP support, Display > CacheNotebook > Sizesmall and lightDate of Announcement01.05.2010Link to Manufacturer Page -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
