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AMD logo Radeon RX 590
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990

AMD Radeon RX 590 logo AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo
General information Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 6990
Launched Q4 2018 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 1545 MHz 0 % 830 MHz 46.3 %
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) 175 W 53.3 % 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 590 Radeon HD 6990
Overall Score 49445 0 % 27900 43.6 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 11 % 82.5 %
Benchmark Score 24448 0 % 7784 68.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 792 0 % 626.2 20.9 %
Average DirectX performance 72.1 FPS 0 % 40 FPS 44.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.9 FPS 0 % 119.8 FPS 7.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 48.2 FPS 0 % 19 FPS 60.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 65.1 FPS 0 % 21.2 FPS 67.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.3 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 4158.8 operations/s 0 % 1152.4 operations/s 72.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 590, Radeon HD 6990.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.1 FPS 54.7 FPS
High settings 201.7 FPS 98.4 FPS
Medium settings 242.1 FPS 118.1 FPS
Low settings 338.9 FPS 165.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.2 %

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 590, Radeon HD 6990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 590 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 45.4 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 81.7 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 98.1 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 137.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 45 %
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