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AMD logo Radeon HD 7990
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon HD 7990 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon HD 7990 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q2 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 950 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 5.3 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 82.4 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 375 W 0 % 151 W 59.7 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 289 mm 9.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7990 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 37921 0 % 23949 36.8 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 21 % 19.2 %
Benchmark Score 14380 0 % 5736 60.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 765.2 0 % 406.6 46.9 %
Average DirectX performance 41.6 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 49.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 60.6 FPS 0 % 53.2 FPS 12.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 33.1 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 54.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 51.6 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 69.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 21.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3478.4 operations/s 0 % 1041 operations/s 70.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7990, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7990 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 81.0 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 145.9 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 175.0 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 245.0 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.7 %

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 7990, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7990 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 62.8 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 113.0 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 135.6 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 189.8 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.1 %
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