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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790

AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo
General information Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6790
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 1024 MB 0 %
Core Clock 800 MHz 4.8 % 840 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 78 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 150 W 25 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 261 mm 12.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6790
Overall Score 25982 0 % 20433 21.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 13 % 38.1 %
Benchmark Score 6751 0 % 4175 38.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 437 0 % 377.4 13.6 %
Average DirectX performance 26.1 FPS 0 % 14.8 FPS 43.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 66.5 FPS 0 % 36.1 FPS 45.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.9 FPS 0 % 11 FPS 38.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 20 FPS 0 % 12.1 FPS 39.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 956 operations/s 0 % 668.7 operations/s 30.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 6790.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 50.5 FPS 36.2 FPS
High settings 90.9 FPS 65.2 FPS
Medium settings 109.1 FPS 78.3 FPS
Low settings 152.7 FPS 109.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 6790.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6950 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 42.4 FPS 32.9 FPS
High settings 76.4 FPS 59.2 FPS
Medium settings 91.7 FPS 71.0 FPS
Low settings 128.3 FPS 99.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.5 %
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