Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon R9 M365X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon R9 M365X, 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 R9 M365X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M365X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M365X 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 R9 M365X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon R9 M365X
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 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 R9 M365X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M365X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Radeon HD 6790 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M365X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M365X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M365X is 60 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Radeon HD 6790 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M365X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M365X is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
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
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon R9 M365X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
130−140
medium / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
60−65
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−35
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Far Cry 5 is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Fortnite is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
27−30
24−27
medium / 768p
18−20
16−18
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon R9 M365X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Barts
Tropo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
4 April 2011
6 May 2015
Pipelines
800
640
Core clock speed
840 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
33.60
37.00
Floating-point performance
1,344.0 gflops
1,184 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1050 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
122 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
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