Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 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 RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 260 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 125 mm longer, than Radeon RX 460.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 39% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	210−220	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	200−210
ultra / 1080p	95−100	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	120−130
medium / 1080p	50−55	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	30−33	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 41% 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 RX 460 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	55−60	75−80
medium / 768p	30−35	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX 460.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Polaris
Code name	Antilles	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 March 2011	8 August 2016
Pipelines	1536	896
Core clock speed	830 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	79.68	67.20
Floating-point performance	2x 2,549.8 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	295 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	265 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon RX 460

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