GeForce 820A vs Radeon HD 6790
In this comparison between GeForce 820A and Radeon HD 6790 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 820A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce 820A
Main Specs
GeForce 820A
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 900% more power consumption, than GeForce 820A.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce 820A and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 820A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 65 MHz higher, than GeForce 820A.
GeForce 820A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 820A is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
18−20
medium / 1080p
0−1
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 820A.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 820A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
60−65
140−150
medium / 768p
27−30
120−130
ultra / 1080p
7−8
60−65
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
16−18
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 278% more, than GeForce 820A.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 820A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
10−11
65−70
ultra / 1080p
0−1
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than GeForce 820A.
high / 1080p
−
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce 820A.
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
low / 768p
18−20
55−60
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce 820A.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
high / 1080p
27−30
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce 820A.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce 820A.
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
low / 768p
0−1
27−30
medium / 768p
−
18−20
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
high / 768p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 136% more, than GeForce 820A.
Full Specs
GeForce 820A
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
Terascale 2
Code name
GF117
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
17 March 2014
4 April 2011
Pipelines
96
800
Core clock speed
775 MHz
840 MHz
Transistor count
585 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
12.40
33.60
Floating-point performance
297.6 gflops
1,344.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
122 Mh/s
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