AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

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Combined performance score

GTX 670
13.77
+77.2%

GeForce GTX 670 outperforms Radeon HD 6990 by 77% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking347485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.411.55
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGK104Antilles
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2012 (11 years old)8 March 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $699
Current price$22 (0.1x MSRP)$144 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 670 has 120% better value for money than HD 6990.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores13441536
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz830 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt375 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/sec79.68
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflops2x 2,549.8 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)295 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s160.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 670 13.77
+77.2%
HD 6990 7.77

GeForce GTX 670 outperforms Radeon HD 6990 by 77% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 670 5335
+77.1%
HD 6990 3013

GeForce GTX 670 outperforms Radeon HD 6990 by 77% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 670 7000
+20.1%
HD 6990 5830

GeForce GTX 670 outperforms Radeon HD 6990 by 20% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.77 7.77
Recency 10 May 2012 8 March 2011
Cost $399 $699
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 375 Watt

The GeForce GTX 670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990 in performance tests.


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