Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon RX 570

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon RX 570, 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 570, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	120 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 212% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 570.
Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 570 has 6 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 570 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 338 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 54 mm longer, than Radeon RX 570.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	21−24
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	210−220	250−260
medium / 768p	170−180	220−230
ultra / 1080p	95−100	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	140−150	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 48% 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 RX 570 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	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	95−100	180−190
medium / 1080p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	9−10	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	85−90	140−150
medium / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	30−33	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	3−4	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	55−60	130−140
medium / 768p	30−35	85−90
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6990.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon RX 570
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Polaris
Code name	Antilles	Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 March 2011	18 April 2017
Pipelines	1536	2048
Core clock speed	830 MHz	1168 MHz
Boost Clock		1244 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	79.68	159.2
Floating-point performance	2x 2,549.8 gflops	5,095 gflops
Length	295 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	224.0 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	+
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	265 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon RX 570

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