Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R7 260

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260. 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 R7 260. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 226% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 125 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	200−210
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	9−10	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	30−33	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	55−60	50−55
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 2.0
Code name	Antilles	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 March 2011	17 December 2013
Pipelines	1536	768
Core clock speed	830 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	79.68	48.00
Floating-point performance	2x 2,549.8 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	295 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	265 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R7 260

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