Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon R7 M465

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon R7 M465, 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 6790 stacks up against Radeon R7 M465, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 M465 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M465 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 R7 M465 here:

Radeon R7 M465 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6790	Radeon R7 M465
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
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 6790 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M465 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M465 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Radeon HD 6790 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M465 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M465 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 15 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M465.
Radeon HD 6790 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465 is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	3−4
ultra / 1080p	4−5	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	9−10	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	12−14	8−9
ultra / 1080p	10−12	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	140−150	120−130
medium / 768p	120−130	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	50−55
QHD / 1440p	30−35	24−27
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
high / 768p	90−95	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M465 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	85−90	75−80
medium / 768p	65−70	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	9−10	4−5
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−11	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	65−70	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 24% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	14−16	8−9
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	55−60	50−55
medium / 768p	50−55	−
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	5−6	2−3
ultra / 1080p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	9−10
medium / 1080p	7−8	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
high / 1080p	90−95	70−75
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	8−9
medium / 1080p	10−12	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	27−30	20−22
medium / 768p	18−20	12−14
high / 1080p	10−11	7−8
ultra / 1080p	7−8	5−6
4K / 2160p	6−7	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M465.
low / 768p	85−90	75−80
medium / 768p	45−50	40−45
ultra / 1080p	21−24	18−20
high / 768p	40−45	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 19% more, than Radeon R7 M465.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6790	Radeon R7 M465
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Barts	Litho XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 April 2011	1 January 2017
Pipelines	800	384
Core clock speed	840 MHz	825 MHz
Boost Clock		960 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	33.60	27.00
Floating-point performance	1,344.0 gflops	864.0 gflops
Length	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	122 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
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Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon R7 M465

Radeon R7 M465 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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