Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon HD 6990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 6990. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 6990. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6790	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6990 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 10 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6790.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	210−220
medium / 768p	120−130	170−180
ultra / 1080p	60−65	95−100
QHD / 1440p	30−35	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	90−95	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	65−70	90−95
ultra / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	9−10	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	65−70	95−100
medium / 1080p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	2−3	9−10
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	75−80
high / 1080p	14−16	30−33
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	7−8	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	100−110
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	27−30	55−60
medium / 768p	18−20	30−35
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 78% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	35−40
high / 768p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6790	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	Barts	Antilles
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2011	8 March 2011
Pipelines	800	1536
Core clock speed	840 MHz	830 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	33.60	79.68
Floating-point performance	1,344.0 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length	198 mm	295 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	122 Mh/s	265 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon HD 6990

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