Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 R6 Carrizo. 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.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
375 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 3025% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon HD 6990 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
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
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
10−12
medium / 1080p
18−20
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
3−4
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
12−14
medium / 1080p
27−30
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 385% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
110−120
medium / 768p
170−180
85−90
ultra / 1080p
95−100
35−40
QHD / 1440p
50−55
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
16−18
high / 768p
140−150
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
90−95
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 83% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
18−20
1−2
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
9−10
medium / 1080p
18−20
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 525% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
95−100
45−50
medium / 1080p
50−55
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 206% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
3−4
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 337% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
40−45
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−33
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
1−2
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 193% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
9−10
0−1
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
4−5
medium / 1080p
12−14
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 566% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
100−110
65−70
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 31% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
4−5
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 375% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
9−10
medium / 768p
30−35
7−8
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−12
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 400% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6990
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
TeraScale 3
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Antilles
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
8 March 2011
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1536
384
Core clock speed
830 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
79.68
Floating-point performance
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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