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AMD logo Radeon HD 7950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790

AMD Radeon HD 7950 logo AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo
General information Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6790
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 1024 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 0 % 840 MHz 1.2 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 81.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 150 W 25 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 261 mm 18.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6790
Overall Score 35088 0 % 20433 41.8 %
Future Proof 20 % 0 % 13 % 35 %
Benchmark Score 12311 0 % 4175 66.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 693.1 0 % 375.9 45.8 %
Average DirectX performance 35.3 FPS 0 % 14.7 FPS 58.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 51.1 FPS 0 % 35.7 FPS 30.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.2 FPS 0 % 11 FPS 60.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 44.2 FPS 0 % 12 FPS 72.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 18 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2964.4 operations/s 0 % 670 operations/s 77.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 6790.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 73.6 FPS 35.9 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 64.5 FPS
Medium settings 159.0 FPS 77.4 FPS
Low settings 222.6 FPS 108.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.3 %

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 7950, Radeon HD 6790.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.0 FPS 32.7 FPS
High settings 104.5 FPS 58.9 FPS
Medium settings 125.3 FPS 70.6 FPS
Low settings 175.5 FPS 98.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.7 %
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