Radeon HD 6990M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 6990M stacks up against Radeon R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6990M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990M has 733% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6990M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 6990M 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
8−9
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
10−12
medium / 1080p
16−18
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
3−4
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
45−50
12−14
medium / 1080p
24−27
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 328% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
110−120
medium / 768p
170−180
85−90
ultra / 1080p
90−95
35−40
QHD / 1440p
50−55
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
16−18
high / 768p
130−140
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
90−95
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
16−18
1−2
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
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 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 500% 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 6990M in Fortnite is 206% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
3−4
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 337% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
80−85
40−45
medium / 768p
70−75
−
high / 1080p
27−30
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−12
1−2
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 166% 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 6990M 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 6990M in Minecraft is 31% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% 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 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 375% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
9−10
medium / 768p
30−35
7−8
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−11
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
100−105
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6990M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Blackcomb XTX
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 July 2011
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1120
384
Core clock speed
715 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
40.04
Floating-point performance
1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 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
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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