Radeon HD 6990M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon RX Vega 11, 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 RX Vega 11, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX Vega 11

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 HD 6990M here:

Radeon HD 6990M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6990M	Radeon RX Vega 11
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990M has 566% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
Radeon HD 6990M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega 11 uses IGP interface.
Radeon HD 6990M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6990M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6990M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6990M and Radeon RX Vega 11 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	170−180
medium / 768p	170−180	140−150
ultra / 1080p	90−95	70−75
QHD / 1440p	50−55	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	90−95	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	75−80
medium / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 29% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	8−9	4−5
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 36% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	80−85	65−70
medium / 768p	70−75	60−65
high / 1080p	27−30	20−22
ultra / 1080p	10−12	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	9−10	7−8
ultra / 1080p	7−8	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	20−22
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	50−55	35−40
medium / 768p	30−35	24−27
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−35	27−30
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990M	Radeon RX Vega 11
Architecture	Terascale 2	Vega
Code name	Blackcomb XTX	Vega Raven Ridge
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 July 2011	26 October 2017
Pipelines	1120	704
Core clock speed	715 MHz
Boost Clock		1240 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	40.04	61.60
Floating-point performance	1,601.6 gflops	1,760 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 6990M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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