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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6990
Launched Q2 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1257 MHz 0 % 830 MHz 34 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 1250 MHz 85.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 50.7 % 375 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 6 % 317 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6990
Overall Score 47891 0 % 27901 41.7 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 11 % 79.2 %
Benchmark Score 22936 0 % 7785 66.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 774.1 0 % 625 19.3 %
Average DirectX performance 67.8 FPS 0 % 39.9 FPS 41.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 122.8 FPS 0 % 119.6 FPS 2.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 45.1 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 58.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 60 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 64.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 43.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3647.3 operations/s 0 % 1163.9 operations/s 68.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 6990.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.2 FPS 55.0 FPS
High settings 194.8 FPS 99.1 FPS
Medium settings 233.7 FPS 118.9 FPS
Low settings 327.2 FPS 166.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 49.1 %

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 RX 580, Radeon HD 6990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.1 FPS 45.6 FPS
High settings 144.3 FPS 82.1 FPS
Medium settings 173.1 FPS 98.6 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 138.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.1 %
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