(UPDATED) ASUS Eee PC 1215B Netbook Review (AMD Fusion Brazos APU, Radeon HD 6250)

2011/06/09 JeGX

ASUS Eee PC 1215B Netbook review index

5 – ASUS Eee PC 1215B: Radeon HD 6250 OpenGL Support

ASUS EeePC 1215B Netbook - GPU Caps Viewer
All demos of GPU Caps Viewer work fine!

Hehe here we are: the DX11 capable graphics system. The Ontario APU inside ASUS’s 1215B is made up of a C-50 CPU and a Radeon HD 6250 GPU.

Nowadays, the nice thing is that installing a graphics driver on a netbook/laptop works like for desktop PCs. AMD provides Catalyst for desktop PCs and for notebooks.

Then I downloaded the latest Catalyst 11.5 for notebook and installed it.
Flawlessly…

ASUS EeePC 1215B Netbook - AMD Catalyst 11.5 installation

The Radeon HD 6250 is a Direct3D 11 and OpenGL 4 capable GPU. The HD 6250 packs 80 SP (shader processors) clocked at 275MHz.

Here are some GPU Caps Viewer screenshots:

ASUS EeePC 1215B Netbook - GPU Caps Viewer

As you can see, the Radeon HD 6250 supports OpenGL 4.1 (v4.1.10750 for AMD) and 16k textures (bye bye graphics mem)!

Here are the list of all OpenGL extensions (total: 216, GL: 196, WGL: 2) supported by the Radeon HD 6250 with Catalyst 11.5:

GL_AMDX_debug_output
GL_AMDX_vertex_shader_tessellator
GL_AMD_conservative_depth
GL_AMD_debug_output
GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate
GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend
GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect
GL_AMD_name_gen_delete
GL_AMD_performance_monitor
GL_AMD_sample_positions
GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export
GL_AMD_shader_trace
GL_AMD_texture_cube_map_array
GL_AMD_texture_texture4
GL_AMD_transform_feedback3_lines_triangles
GL_AMD_vertex_shader_tessellator
GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility
GL_ARB_blend_func_extended
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float
GL_ARB_copy_buffer
GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float
GL_ARB_depth_clamp
GL_ARB_depth_texture
GL_ARB_draw_buffers
GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend
GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
GL_ARB_draw_indirect
GL_ARB_draw_instanced
GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location
GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions
GL_ARB_fragment_program
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow
GL_ARB_fragment_shader
GL_ARB_framebuffer_object
GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_ARB_geometry_shader4
GL_ARB_get_program_binary
GL_ARB_gpu_shader5
GL_ARB_gpu_shader_fp64
GL_ARB_half_float_pixel
GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
GL_ARB_imaging
GL_ARB_instanced_arrays
GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
GL_ARB_multisample
GL_ARB_multitexture
GL_ARB_occlusion_query
GL_ARB_occlusion_query2
GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
GL_ARB_point_parameters
GL_ARB_point_sprite
GL_ARB_provoking_vertex
GL_ARB_sample_shading
GL_ARB_sampler_objects
GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map
GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects
GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding
GL_ARB_shader_objects
GL_ARB_shader_precision
GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export
GL_ARB_shader_subroutine
GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod
GL_ARB_shading_language_100
GL_ARB_shadow
GL_ARB_shadow_ambient
GL_ARB_sync
GL_ARB_tessellation_shader
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32
GL_ARB_texture_compression
GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc
GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array
GL_ARB_texture_env_add
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
GL_ARB_texture_float
GL_ARB_texture_gather
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_ARB_texture_multisample
GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
GL_ARB_texture_query_lod
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
GL_ARB_texture_rg
GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui
GL_ARB_texture_snorm
GL_ARB_timer_query
GL_ARB_transform_feedback2
GL_ARB_transform_feedback3
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object
GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra
GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
GL_ARB_vertex_program
GL_ARB_vertex_shader
GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev
GL_ARB_viewport_array
GL_ARB_window_pos
GL_ATI_draw_buffers
GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap
GL_ATI_fragment_shader
GL_ATI_meminfo
GL_ATI_separate_stencil
GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc
GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3
GL_ATI_texture_float
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once
GL_EXT_abgr
GL_EXT_bgra
GL_EXT_bindable_uniform
GL_EXT_blend_color
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
GL_EXT_blend_minmax
GL_EXT_blend_subtract
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
GL_EXT_copy_buffer
GL_EXT_copy_texture
GL_EXT_direct_state_access
GL_EXT_draw_buffers2
GL_EXT_draw_instanced
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
GL_EXT_fog_coord
GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit
GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object
GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_EXT_geometry_shader4
GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
GL_EXT_gpu_shader4
GL_EXT_histogram
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
GL_EXT_packed_float
GL_EXT_packed_pixels
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object
GL_EXT_point_parameters
GL_EXT_provoking_vertex
GL_EXT_rescale_normal
GL_EXT_secondary_color
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color
GL_EXT_shader_image_load_store
GL_EXT_shadow_funcs
GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
GL_EXT_subtexture
GL_EXT_texgen_reflection
GL_EXT_texture3D
GL_EXT_texture_array
GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object
GL_EXT_texture_compression_bptc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
GL_EXT_texture_cube_map
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_env_add
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
GL_EXT_texture_integer
GL_EXT_texture_lod
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_object
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB
GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent
GL_EXT_texture_snorm
GL_EXT_texture_swizzle
GL_EXT_timer_query
GL_EXT_transform_feedback
GL_EXT_vertex_array
GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra
GL_EXT_vertex_attrib_64bit
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_KTX_buffer_region
GL_NV_blend_square
GL_NV_conditional_render
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color
GL_NV_explicit_multisample
GL_NV_float_buffer
GL_NV_half_float
GL_NV_primitive_restart
GL_NV_texgen_reflection
GL_NV_texture_barrier
GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
GL_SGIS_texture_lod
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
GL_WIN_swap_hint
WGL_EXT_swap_control
WGL_ARB_extensions_string
WGL_ARB_pixel_format
WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float
WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float
WGL_ARB_multisample
WGL_ARB_pbuffer
WGL_ARB_render_texture
WGL_ARB_make_current_read
WGL_EXT_extensions_string
WGL_ARB_buffer_region
WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
WGL_ATI_render_texture_rectangle
WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float
WGL_I3D_genlock
WGL_NV_swap_group
WGL_ARB_create_context
WGL_AMD_gpu_association
WGL_AMDX_gpu_association
WGL_ARB_create_context_profile

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9 thoughts on “(UPDATED) ASUS Eee PC 1215B Netbook Review (AMD Fusion Brazos APU, Radeon HD 6250)”

MagicCPU 2011/06/10 at 08:13

Forget Crysis, can’t it run Flash?

How about WinRar bechmark?
JeGX Post Author2011/06/10 at 12:16

I will update the review asap with a winrar test.
Victor 2011/06/10 at 18:05

@MagicCPU, well i have an Acer notebook with one of those APUs( C350 1.6GHz x2/HD6250 ) and i’m very pleased with it, sure you won’t play crysis, but CSS, WOW, some other not so “heavy” games it will run smoothly.
MagicCPU 2011/06/10 at 20:16

Thanks JeGX, just press ALT+B.
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Kelly Wright 2011/10/18 at 23:20

It’s been like 3 days I’m looking for a netbook for my 12 year old niece. Initially I was inclined towards a typical 15.6” laptop with DVD-RW drive, where a bigger screen is a plus. But after considering related disadvantages (a DVD drive is easy to break, these things in laptops are prone to damage, children are children after all) I set my mind on a netbook.
1) With same resolution the screen around 12-13” makes the whole computer significantly lighter.
2) Longer battery life.
3) More portable, easier to carry around. I think my niece will be able to take it on her abroad trips with classmates. Certainly a 12-13” netbook is preferred over 15.6” laptops when it comes to weight.
So, I looked at Lenovo S205, x121e, E325, Acer AO722 and wasn’t convinced. Asus 1215B that’s currently on sale in my favorite webstore comes with AMD E-450 CPU, 500 GB HDD but only 2 GB RAM (hope it’s easy to upgrade). However, the case in silver color looks very stylish. HDMI and USB 3.0 are most welcome, but I’ve read in another review about grainy images takes by built-in 0.3 MP webcam. I think it’s important because skype is definitely #1 for teens and video chatting is damn cool. I don’t want my niece to look grainy on computer screens of her mates! 😉
Kelly Wright 2011/10/24 at 04:07

How about touchpad? There are owners out there speaking about ‘glitching’ touchpad and so they have to use a mouse instead. There is a workaround, but it voids warranty. Some people bring it to asus service center.
Also, I came across reviews describing wi-fi performance as mediocre, like 70 Mbp/s at most which is far from what N standard lets to achieve.
JPK 2011/12/14 at 17:21

N550 isn’t quad core. Where did you get that from?
Mat 2011/12/17 at 12:08

How is the Ubuntu compatibility? Are things like wireless and audio detected? How much tweaking did you have to do to get Ubuntu 11.10 fully operational?
Thanks!

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