Radeon HD 6490M: FPS benchmarks and laptop guide
Radeon HD 6490M — 13 games benchmarked at 1080p, 3 models in the catalog.
Radeon HD 6490M — 13 games benchmarked at 1080p , 3 laptop models in the used-laptop catalog . This guide covers what the chip delivers in games, where it sits among mobile GPUs in 2026, and which laptops carry it.
The Radeon HD 6490M is the smallest of AMD's 2011 Seymour entry-discrete family — 160 stream processors for the corporate option list. This guide covers its 13 recorded game benchmarks at 1080p and the three ProBooks that carry it.
Where the HD 6490M sits in 2026
The composite ranks it #326 of 341 (score 0.9). The neighbors: HD 7650M (#323, 1.0), Quadro FX 2800M (#324, 1.0) and HD 8210 (#325, 1.0) above; HD 7520G (#327, 0.8), HD 7340 (#328, 0.8) and GT 730M (#329, 0.8) below. Fifteen places from the bottom — among the very last of the discrete entries, outranked by integrated parts a decade younger.
What the chip brings
The record lists 160 stream processors at up to 700MHz on a 40nm TeraScale 2 die codenamed Seymour XT, 1GB of GDDR5 and 0.26 TFLOPS. Public benchmark: PassMark 377. The GDDR5 on a 160-core part is the era's signature move — bandwidth as a substitute for size.
FPS in games at 1080p
At the high preset: legacy ceilings (CS:GO/Overwatch 240, GTA V/PUBG 140), Valorant 30, Dota 2 14, Forza Horizon 4 and The Witcher 3 at 6, Counter-Strike 2 3, Cyberpunk 2077 2, and Far Cry 5 / Fortnite / Metro Exodus at 1. Thirteen rows, one playable modern title — the family pattern of 2011's bottom tier, without variations.
Laptops that carry it
Three hosts, all 2011 HP ProBooks: the 4330s ($115), 4530s ($127) and the 17-inch 4730s ($182) — the small, medium and large of hp's small-business lineup, each with this chip as its up-tick graphics option.
Bottom line
The HD 6490M exists in this catalog as the floor of the discrete-GPU idea: a chip whose job was to exist on the spec sheet. Valorant and Dota 2 at reduced settings are the ceiling; the three ProBook hosts are sturdy $115-182 machines that never needed more.
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Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).
🎮 Radeon HD 6490M — game FPS at 1080p
Average FPS per game, high quality preset.
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dota 2 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 1 | ✗ Low |
| CS:GO | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3 | ✗ Low |
Laptops with the Radeon HD 6490M
3 matched models — newest first. Names link to the full review.
| Model | Year | Class | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProBook 4330s | 2011 | Business | $115 |
| ProBook 4730s | 2011 | Business | $182 |
| ProBook 4530s | 2011 | Business | $127 |
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