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AMD logo Radeon HD 7790
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon HD 7790 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon HD 7790 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q2 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 880 MHz 12 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 77.7 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 W 66 % 250 W 0 %
Length 224 mm 24.6 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7790 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 28244 0 % 27058 4.2 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 21 % 19.2 %
Benchmark Score 7977 0 % 7321 8.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 462.2 0 % 428.6 7.3 %
Average DirectX performance 26.3 FPS 2.8 % 27 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.2 FPS 15.1 % 67.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 9.9 FPS 50 % 19.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 17.9 FPS 14.7 % 20.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 20.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1519 operations/s 0 % 1493.5 operations/s 1.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7790, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7790 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.3 FPS 53.3 FPS
High settings 101.4 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 121.7 FPS 115.0 FPS
Low settings 170.4 FPS 161.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.5 %

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 7790, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7790 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 46.5 FPS 44.5 FPS
High settings 83.8 FPS 80.0 FPS
Medium settings 100.5 FPS 96.0 FPS
Low settings 140.7 FPS 134.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.4 %
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