Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 6990 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 6990	Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 105 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	6−7
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	16−18
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−11
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	130−140
medium / 768p	170−180	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	50−55
QHD / 1440p	50−55	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	140−150	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
ultra / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	18−20	8−9
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	60−65
medium / 1080p	50−55	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 77% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	10−12
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 125% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	85−90	50−55
medium / 768p	75−80	45−50
high / 1080p	30−33	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 79% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	9−10	4−5
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	10−12
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	55−60	24−27
medium / 768p	30−35	16−18
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−12	6−7
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 114% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	35−40	18−20
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Antilles	Venus
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 March 2011	21 March 2014
Pipelines	1536	640
Core clock speed	830 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock		775 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	79.68	31.00
Floating-point performance	2x 2,549.8 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	295 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	72 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	265 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	24 Mh/s
Compute units		10
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Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R9 M270X

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