Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 Radeon HD 6990 stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 16, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)
375 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
Radeon HD 6990 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 2600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
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
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
QHD / 1440p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
QHD / 1440p
7−8
18−20
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−11
low / 720p
50−55
75−80
medium / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Battlefield 5 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
210−220
240−250
medium / 768p
170−180
210−220
ultra / 1080p
95−100
130−140
QHD / 1440p
50−55
100−110
4K / 2160p
30−33
60−65
high / 768p
140−150
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
110−120
ultra / 1080p
60−65
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−33
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
6−7
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Far Cry 5 is 68% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
30−33
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
95−100
130−140
medium / 1080p
50−55
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
40−45
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
QHD / 1440p
9−10
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
75−80
medium / 1080p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Forza Horizon 4 is 59% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
30−33
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
medium / 768p
30−35
55−60
high / 1080p
18−20
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Vega
Code name
Antilles
Vega Mobile
Type
Desktop
Mobile workstation
Release date
8 March 2011
15 November 2018
Pipelines
1536
1024
Core clock speed
830 MHz
Boost Clock
1190 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
79.68
76.16
Floating-point performance
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
307.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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