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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 4870
Launched Q2 2011 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 50 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 840 MHz 0 % 750 MHz 10.7 %
Effective Clock 1100 MHz 71.1 % 3800 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 150 W 0 %
Length 261 mm 0 % 241 mm 7.7 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 20434 0 % 18794 8 %
Future Proof 13 % 38.1 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4175 0 % 3532 15.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 373.3 0 % 46.1 87.6 %
Average DirectX performance 14.7 FPS 0 % 10.8 FPS 26.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 35.8 FPS 0.6 % 36 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 11 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 36 %
DirectX 11 performance 12 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 669.3 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6790, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 35.9 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 64.5 FPS 57.4 FPS
Medium settings 77.5 FPS 68.8 FPS
Low settings 108.4 FPS 96.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %

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 6790, Radeon HD 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 32.7 FPS 29.9 FPS
High settings 58.9 FPS 53.8 FPS
Medium settings 70.6 FPS 64.6 FPS
Low settings 98.9 FPS 90.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.6 %
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