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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6790
Launched Q2 2017 Q2 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 1024 MB 87.5 %
Core Clock 1257 MHz 0 % 840 MHz 33.2 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 86.9 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 150 W 18.9 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 261 mm 12.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6790
Overall Score 47891 0 % 20433 57.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 13 % 75.5 %
Benchmark Score 22936 0 % 4175 81.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 771 0 % 375.9 51.2 %
Average DirectX performance 68 FPS 0 % 14.7 FPS 78.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 124.4 FPS 0 % 35.7 FPS 71.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 11 FPS 75.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 59.9 FPS 0 % 12 FPS 80 %
DirectX 12 performance 43.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3650.9 operations/s 0 % 670 operations/s 81.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 6790.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.9 FPS 35.9 FPS
High settings 194.2 FPS 64.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 77.4 FPS
Low settings 326.3 FPS 108.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 66.8 %

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 RX 580, Radeon HD 6790.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.1 FPS 32.7 FPS
High settings 144.3 FPS 58.9 FPS
Medium settings 173.1 FPS 70.6 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 98.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 59.2 %
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