Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri
In this comparison between Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 Radeon HD 6990 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 297 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
1−2
medium / 1080p
18−20
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
0−1
medium / 1080p
27−30
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
210−220
60−65
medium / 768p
170−180
27−30
ultra / 1080p
95−100
7−8
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
140−150
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 464% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
110−120
45−50
medium / 768p
90−95
10−11
ultra / 1080p
60−65
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 255% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
35−40
0−1
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
95−100
21−24
medium / 1080p
50−55
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 340% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
24−27
0−1
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
0−1
medium / 1080p
27−30
0−1
low / 768p
85−90
18−20
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−33
0−1
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
low / 720p
55−60
8−9
medium / 1080p
24−27
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
0−1
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
low / 768p
55−60
0−1
medium / 768p
30−35
−
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
high / 768p
50−55
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture
TeraScale 3
GCN 1.1
Code name
Antilles
Kaveri
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
8 March 2011
4 June 2014
Pipelines
1536
384
Core clock speed
830 MHz
533 MHz
Boost Clock
654 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
79.68
Floating-point performance
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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