NVS 510 vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between NVS 510 and Radeon HD 6990M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the NVS 510 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6990M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6990M here:
Main Specs
NVS 510
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990M has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
NVS 510 and Radeon HD 6990M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 82 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
NVS 510 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 882 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
1−2
30−33
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of NVS 510 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
60−65
200−210
medium / 768p
27−30
170−180
ultra / 1080p
7−8
90−95
QHD / 1440p
−
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 439% more, than NVS 510.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of NVS 510 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
10−11
90−95
ultra / 1080p
0−1
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 237% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
95−100
medium / 1080p
0−1
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 340% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
0−1
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
low / 768p
18−20
80−85
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
0−1
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 331% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
−
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 49% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
55−60
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than NVS 510.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
0−1
50−55
medium / 768p
−
30−35
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 768p
45−50
100−105
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
high / 768p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 188% more, than NVS 510.
Full Specs
NVS 510
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
GK107
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
23 October 2012
12 July 2011
Pipelines
192
1120
Core clock speed
797 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
12.75
40.04
Floating-point performance
306.0 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.51 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
17 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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