Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 6990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon HD 6990, 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 Quadro CX stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.

Quadro CX

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Main Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 228 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 28 mm longer, than Quadro CX.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	10−12	30−35
medium / 1080p	2−3	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 340% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	50−55
medium / 1080p	4−5	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 385% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	110−120	210−220
medium / 768p	85−90	170−180
ultra / 1080p	35−40	95−100
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	10−11	30−33
high / 768p	60−65	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 112% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	90−95
ultra / 1080p	18−20	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 95% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	2−3	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	6−7
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 475% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	95−100
medium / 1080p	8−9	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 206% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	6−7	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 337% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	40−45	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	3−4	30−33
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 175% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	1−2	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	3−4	27−30
medium / 1080p	2−3	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 750% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
low / 720p	24−27	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 82% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	4−5	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 375% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	8−9	55−60
medium / 768p	7−8	30−35
high / 1080p	3−4	18−20
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 500% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	35−40
high / 768p	30−33	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	GT200B	Antilles
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	8 March 2011
Pipelines	192	1536
Core clock speed	602 MHz	830 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	79.68
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length	267 mm	295 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.3
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Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 6990

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