HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon HD 7990, 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 HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7990, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 2400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 650 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−11 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN 1.0
Code name Broadwell GT3 Malta
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 24 April 2013
Pipelines 48 2048
Core clock speed 300 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 128.0
Floating-point performance 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
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