Radeon HD 6990M vs 8060S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 8060S and Radeon HD 6990M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8060S outperforms HD 6990M by a whopping 826% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 103 | 709 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 61.13 | 3.63 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Strix Halo | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (1 year ago) | 12 July 2011 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1120 |
| Core clock speed | 1295 MHz | 715 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 34,000 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 464.0 | 40.04 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.602 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 160 | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 115.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 500−550 | 54
−89.2%
|
| Full HD | 105
+75%
| 60 |
| 1440p | 53
+960%
| 5−6 |
| 4K | 32
+967%
| 3−4 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+1029%
|
21−24 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+1056%
|
9−10 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 120−130
+1629%
|
7−8 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+647%
|
18−20 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 215
+924%
|
21−24 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+1056%
|
9−10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+714%
|
14−16 |
| Fortnite | 180−190
+568%
|
27−30 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+664%
|
21−24 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+817%
|
18−20 |
| Valorant | 250−260
+331%
|
55−60 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+647%
|
18−20 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 109
+419%
|
21−24 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+239%
|
80−85 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+1056%
|
9−10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 108
+671%
|
14−16 |
| Far Cry 6 | 110
+900%
|
10−12 |
| Fortnite | 180−190
+568%
|
27−30 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+664%
|
21−24 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 132
+780%
|
14−16 |
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+1078%
|
9−10 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+817%
|
18−20 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 194
+1392%
|
12−14 |
| Valorant | 250−260
+331%
|
55−60 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+647%
|
18−20 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+1056%
|
9−10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+614%
|
14−16 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+664%
|
21−24 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+817%
|
18−20 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 109
+738%
|
12−14 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 180−190
+568%
|
27−30 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 71
+689%
|
9−10 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+761%
|
35−40 |
| Far Cry 6 | 84
+1300%
|
6−7 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+2433%
|
3−4 |
| Metro Exodus | 65−70
+2100%
|
3−4 |
| Valorant | 290−300
+517%
|
45−50 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+3533%
|
3−4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+1667%
|
3−4 |
| Far Cry 5 | 88
+878%
|
9−10 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+1073%
|
10−12 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+1317%
|
6−7 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
+1211%
|
9−10 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+1100%
|
3−4 |
| Far Cry 6 | 46
+820%
|
5−6 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+394%
|
16−18 |
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 59
+5800%
|
1−2 |
| Valorant | 260−270
+1235%
|
20−22 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+7000%
|
1−2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 50
+1150%
|
4−5 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+1350%
|
6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+1180%
|
5−6 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+1100%
|
5−6 |
Full HD
High
| Dota 2 | 40−45 | 40−45 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Valorant | 55−60 | 55−60 |
1440p
High
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40 | 35−40 |
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
This is how Radeon 8060S and HD 6990M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 8060S is 826% faster in 900p
- Radeon 8060S is 75% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 8060S is 960% faster in 1440p
- Radeon 8060S is 967% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 8060S is 7000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 8060S performs better in 53 tests (91%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 43.17 | 4.66 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 12 July 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 100 Watt |
Radeon 8060S has a 826% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 90% more advanced lithography process, and 45% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 8060S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M in performance tests.
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