Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 5830 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 HD 6990M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5830 has 75% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6990M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon HD 5830 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5830 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 85 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6990M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
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
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−33
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
200−210
medium / 768p
120−130
170−180
ultra / 1080p
60−65
90−95
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
90−95
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
95−100
medium / 1080p
27−30
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
60−65
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
70−75
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
30−33
50−55
medium / 768p
20−22
30−35
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Cypress
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 February 2010
12 July 2011
Pipelines
1120
1120
Core clock speed
800 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
44.80
40.04
Floating-point performance
1,792.0 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Laptop size
large
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