Because of the missing graphics memory, the performance of the card is a bit lower than of the HD 3400. The graphics core of the HD 4200 stems from the Mobility Radeon HD 3400 and is therefore DirectX 10.1 capable.
The UVD 2 on the HD 4200 supports the decoding of two video stream and therefore got a full Blu-Ray support. The HD 3200 was the first onboard graphics card that allows the fluent playback of Blu-ray videos. Blu-ray) with a relative low CPU utilization (called Avivo HD).
The UVD 2 video engine is able to decode HD videos (H.264 and VC-1 in all stages, MPEG-2 only IDCT) and allows the fluent playback of HD videos (e.g. Every frame is rendered by a different graphics core with this technique. Hybrid CrossfireX is a new feature of the chipset, that allowes to use the onboard HD 4200 graphics core in conjunction with a dedicated graphics card (of the Mobilty Radeon HD 3400 series) in Crossfire combination to increase the performance (similar to GeForceBoost / HybridSLI of Nvidia). The later announced Radeon HD 4250 is just a higher clocked version of the HD 4200. It is based on the HD 3400 graphics core and features the UVD 2 video engine to decode HD videos.Ĭompared to the old HD 3200, the 4200 now supports DirectX 10.1 and features the UVD2 video decoder. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.The AMD ATI (Mobility) Radeon HD 4200 is an onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip (on the RS880M chipset). This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.
That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.
When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).
It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered. While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes. Print out these instructions for use as a reference during the installation process. The Taskbar should be clear of applications before proceeding. To ensure that no other program interferes with the installation, save all work and close all other programs. During the installation of this file, be sure that you are logged in as the Administrator or as a user with Administrative rights. This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error that may appear in Device Manager next to "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" which indicates that a driver is not installed for that device. ATI Catalyst Control Center application version 2010.0607.127.669 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 driver version 8.712.5.0 This utility installs the originally shipped version of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 video driver including the following components: