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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 logo
General information Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Launched Q2 2011 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 512 MB 50 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 9.1 % 165 W 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 20433 0 % 13534 33.8 %
Future Proof 13 % 18.8 % 16 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4175 0 % 1832 56.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 370.6 0 % 223.1 39.8 %
Average DirectX performance 14.8 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 62.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 36.1 FPS 0 % 20.2 FPS 44.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 11 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 81.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 12 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 670 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 3870 X2.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 35.9 FPS 19.8 FPS
High settings 64.7 FPS 35.6 FPS
Medium settings 77.6 FPS 42.7 FPS
Low settings 108.6 FPS 59.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 45 %

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 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 32.8 FPS 21.0 FPS
High settings 59.1 FPS 37.8 FPS
Medium settings 70.9 FPS 45.3 FPS
Low settings 99.2 FPS 63.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 36 %
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