Radeon 880M vs HD 6290

Place in the ranking	1353	274
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.98	93.66
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	Cedar	Strix Point
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 December 2011 (13 years ago)	15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	80	512
Core clock speed	650 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	400 MHz	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.200	92.80
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	2.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	32
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
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	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.8
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

HD 6290 0.27

Radeon 880M 20.37
+7444%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

HD 6290 104

Radeon 880M 7830
+7429%

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.

HD 6290 179

Radeon 880M 13892
+7661%

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:

Full HD	6 −500%	36 +500%
1440p	-0−1	22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −600%	42 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7233%	220−230 +7233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7233%	220−230 +7233%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1380%	74 +1380%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −333%	26 +333%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7233%	220−230 +7233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −633%	44 +633%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1160%	63 +1160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2167%	130−140 +2167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1500%	60−65 +1500%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1850%	230−240 +1850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −250%	21 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7233%	220−230 +7233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1033%	65−70 +1033%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −960%	53 +960%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2167%	130−140 +2167%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−7400%

75−80
+7400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +63.2%	19 −63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7233%	220−230 +7233%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1275%	55−60 +1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
Valorant	4−5 −1225%	50−55 +1225%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −127%	30−35 +127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	20−22
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −7400%	150−160 +7400%
Dota 2	14−16 −7233%	1100−1150 +7233%
Valorant	0−1	24−27

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Dota 2	53 +0%	53 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	52 +0%	52 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
World of Tanks	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

This is how HD 6290 and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

Radeon 880M is 500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6290 is 63% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 880M is 2167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6290 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Radeon 880M is ahead in 21 test (40%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	20.37
Recency	4 December 2011	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 880M has a 7444.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6290 is a desktop card while Radeon 880M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.