Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 6790 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 6790	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
Radeon HD 6790 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Sky 500 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 110 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Radeon HD 6790 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Sky 500 is 44 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6790.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	18−20	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	12−14	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Battlefield 5 is 325% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	140−150	250−260
medium / 768p	120−130	220−230
ultra / 1080p	60−65	180−190
QHD / 1440p	30−35	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	90−95	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 118% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	9−10	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−11	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	65−70	180−190
medium / 1080p	27−30	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Fortnite is 229% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	2−3	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Forza Horizon 4 is 320% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	140−150
medium / 768p	50−55	120−130
high / 1080p	14−16	70−75
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Metro Exodus is 350% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	14−16	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 263% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	27−30	130−140
medium / 768p	18−20	85−90
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 342% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6790	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Barts	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2011	27 March 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	840 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	33.60	76.00
Floating-point performance	1,344.0 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	198 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	122 Mh/s
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+
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Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon Sky 500

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