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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon HD 6990 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q1 2011 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 830 MHz 5.7 % 880 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1250 MHz 12.3 % 1425 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 375 W 0 % 250 W 33.3 %
Length 317 mm 0 % 297 mm 6.3 %
Cooling Fans 1 66.7 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 6990 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 27900 0 % 27068 3 %
Future Proof 11 % 47.6 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 7784 0 % 7327 5.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 626.2 0 % 430.7 31.2 %
Average DirectX performance 39.8 FPS 0 % 27.4 FPS 31.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 119.4 FPS 0 % 68.3 FPS 42.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 19.1 FPS 4.9 % 20.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 20.9 FPS 1.4 % 21.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 1152.4 operations/s 22.5 % 1486 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6990, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6990 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.7 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 98.4 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 118.1 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 165.3 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.5 %

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 6990, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6990 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.5 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 81.9 FPS 79.6 FPS
Medium settings 98.2 FPS 95.5 FPS
Low settings 137.5 FPS 133.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %
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