How to increase/ Overclock/ Increase/ Boost/ Optimize/ Max/ Tune Radeon HD 7600m Series Gaming: Review, specs, overclocking and benchmarks + fresh drivers/ Windows 7, 8.1, 8 and Vista.
The AMD Radeon HD 7600m Series graphics card belongs to the class of mobile graphics adapters designed for installation on budget gaming laptops. With the help of such a device, you can run quite resource-demanding games and watch videos in FullHD and 2K format. Although it is advisable to set the gameplay settings to minimum or medium, depending on the year the laptop was released.
Radeon HD 7600M Series Specifications
Considering the characteristics of the AMD Radeon HD 7600M, there are several main ones:
- GPU – Turks;
- the manufacturing process used to create the graphics processor is 40 nm;
- core / memory frequency – 600/900 MHz;
- interface – PCI Express 2.1 x 16;
- memory type – GDDR5;
- bus width – 128 bits;
- data transfer rate – up to 57.6 GB / s (at the level of video adapters Nvidia GeForce 9600GT or AMD Radeon HD 3870);
- resolution – up to 2560 x 1600 pixels.
The graphics chip of the video card consists of 480 stream processors, 24 texture units and 32 rasterization units. These features make the HD 7600M graphics capable of high performance and true-to-life visuals.
The only noticeable disadvantage is only the frequency of the graphics core and memory – the figures of 600 and 900 MHz are so low that they require almost mandatory overclocking. However, manufacturers in most cases deal with this problem using the CrossFire mode, which combines the power of discrete and integrated video adapters.
On the other hand, many users note the presence of problems when two video cards are paired. Sometimes laptop software does not run both GPUs, but focuses on a smaller value, that is, on-board video. And instead of 1 GB of 128-bit GDDR5, it provides only 512 MB of 64-bit graphics, which is less than half the performance.
You can solve the problem by manually changing the settings in the BIOS, forcing only the best discrete card to work, or by increasing the amount of allocated memory to 1024 MB.
How to Tune: Radeon HD 7600M Series
The model supports modern graphics packages DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.2. And, as evidenced by the reviews left about the AMD Radeon HD 7600M, laptops with this card support almost all games released at the time of its appearance on the market – in 2012.
Not all gaming applications will run at maximum settings, but the quality will not be minimal either – you can count on at least FullHD.
In the list of other supported technologies you can find:
- AMD Eyefinity is a feature for professional image or video editors that allows up to 6 displays to be connected to a video card at the same time with independent resolutions or combined into one common space;
- UVD 3 – built-in video decoder that allows you to run videos and movies in MPEG-2/4, VC-1 and MVC formats without raising the temperature of the video adapter;
- AMD PowerPlay for improved power management (including reduced power consumption when idle or when using dual video adapters).
The video card supports the connection of a stereoscopic display and 3D glasses for video games, video playback in Blu-Ray quality (format up to 2K). Although not all VR glasses will work with such a video card – for example, the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift require a more powerful video processor.
What games will run on AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series
When testing in AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series games, you should know that the video card was not a flagship model even at the beginning of the release. Now its characteristics are far from even a budget gaming GPU. Therefore, you should not expect high performance from the card in games.
When you set the maximum settings (2K resolution, the best level of detail), running Crysis 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Battlefield 3 allows you to get no more than 20 fps. This is below the comfortable value for the gameplay. At the minimum settings (HD resolution) in the same games, you can get at least 100 fps.
Medium settings, suitable for the resolution of most laptops, are as follows:
- in an old game Quake 4 fps for a resolution of 1600×1200 is about 60;
- in Game Battlefield 4 with the same graphics settings – from 42 to 66 fps;
- in a sci-fi shooter Crysis 3 on medium settings – within 28-46 fps;
- in a multiplatform game Metro 2033 – no more than 30 fps.
Thanks to the use of GDDR5 video memory, the 7600M can normally play games such as Skyrim, GTA IV, all versions S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The model is also suitable for gamers who prefer the genre of puzzles, strategies or browser MMORPG. For most of them, a gigabyte video card is enough, and the number of fps does not matter much.
Shooters, action games and arcade games released after 2012 such as Witcher 3, GTA V или Fallout 4 You can only run it on the lowest settings. Even more modern games, most likely, will not start at all.
Correctly installed drivers and up-to-date hardware will help to ensure the normal operation of gaming applications on a laptop with Radeon HD 7600M Series cards. It is recommended to use a laptop with a dual or quad-core processor (Intel Core i5 or i7), a 64-bit operating system and 4-8 GB of RAM for this.
For a quick launch and no game freezes, you should pay attention to the drive, which must be a solid state drive (SSD). It is not recommended to use mobile CPUs for games, which can further reduce fps in games.
How to Optimize: Overclock Radeon HD 7600M Series
Before overclocking the AMD Radeon HD 7600M, the user should decide if such a step is necessary. In most cases, the decision is justified – even a small increase in performance in the range of 5-15% will make the gaming process more comfortable, which will allow you to do without buying a new laptop with a powerful video card. Replacing video adapters on mobile computers is rarely justified, and sometimes impossible. The overclocked HD 7600M model is quite consistent even with modern budget gaming laptops.
Special utilities are used for overclocking – one of the best options is the MSI Afterburner program, which allows not only to increase the performance of the card, but also to evaluate the maximum possible level of frequency regulation.
With the help of programs, it will not work to increase the performance of the GPU and memory more than the allowable value. For the HD 7600M, the frequency will only reach 1000 MHz, an increase of only 11%. To do this, just move the slider in the utility window. But there will be no noticeable increase in the heating temperature of the video card (which does not have active cooling) and a decrease in the operational life.
Another popular way to increase frequencies is by manually flashing the BIOS. This allows you to bypass the limitation of the maximum overclocking level, however, it requires more effort and time, at the same time it will increase the heat and the risk of video card failure. Although even an overclocked HD 7600M card will not run the game with a minimum requirement of 2 GB of video memory and is hardly suitable for mining.
Download drivers for AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series
The need to download drivers for the Radeon HD 7600M Series occurs infrequently. Control programs are usually bundled with a laptop on which such a card is installed, and are reinstalled only in three situations:
- if there are problems with the driver as a result of a virus or incorrect user actions;
- in case of unsuccessful attempts to launch new games, the minimum requirements of which the card does not meet (if the launch conditions are not met, reinstalling control programs will not help);
- when reinstalling the operating system, when you have to re-search and download all the drivers.
It is desirable to download control programs from the official website of the manufacturer. Unlike the Nvidia brand resource, AMD provides the ability to automatically detect the appropriate driver for the video card for Windows 7, Windows 10 and other platforms. It is not recommended to choose automatic download and installation of control programs using special utilities.
For Windows 7, 8.1, 8 and Vista
| 32-bit | 64-bit |
For Windows 10
| 32-bit | 64-bit |
File size: ~300.00 MB
Driver version: 15.7.1 from 07/29/2015;
Language: Russian
Operating system: Windows 10 32/64-bit, Windows 7 32/64-bit, Windows 8.1 32/64-bit, Windows 8 32/64-bit, Windows Vista
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