Radeon RX 5700 XT vs HD 6490M
Aggregate performance score
RX 5700 XT outperforms HD 6490M by a whopping 4294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1074 | 75 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 61 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | 100.00 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Navi / RDNA (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Seymour XT | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,193.03 | $399 |
| Current price | $248 (0.2x MSRP) | $111 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 5700 XT has 333233% better value for money than HD 6490M.
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 160 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 700 / 750 / 800 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1905 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 304.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 256 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 6490M and Radeon RX 5700 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 272 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR3/GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
| Multi Monitor | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
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.
RX 5700 XT outperforms HD 6490M by 4294% based on our aggregate 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%
RX 5700 XT outperforms HD 6490M by 4313% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
RX 5700 XT outperforms HD 6490M by 5860% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
RX 5700 XT outperforms HD 6490M by 3244% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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 | 16
−663%
| 122
+663%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−7300%
| 74
+7300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−4600%
| 47
+4600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2500%
|
78
+2500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−7500%
|
76
+7500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2850%
|
118
+2850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2500%
|
78
+2500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−12400%
|
125
+12400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−5800%
|
118
+5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−15400%
|
155
+15400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−2700%
|
84
+2700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1815%
|
249
+1815%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−11400%
|
115
+11400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−2825%
|
234
+2825%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−1110%
|
121
+1110%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6900%
|
70
+6900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2575%
|
107
+2575%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2400%
|
75
+2400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−10000%
|
101
+10000%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−5300%
|
108
+5300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−28200%
|
283
+28200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−2867%
|
89
+2867%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2162%
|
294
+2162%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−11400%
|
115
+11400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−2313%
|
193
+2313%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−3750%
|
154
+3750%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−2380%
|
248
+2380%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6100%
|
62
+6100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−1900%
|
80
+1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2133%
|
67
+2133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7200%
|
73
+7200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−14700%
|
148
+14700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−938%
|
135
+938%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−2038%
|
171
+2038%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−2225%
|
93
+2225%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−570%
|
67
+570%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−10700%
|
108
+10700%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−12500%
|
126
+12500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 117 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 53 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−1850%
|
78
+1850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40
+3900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−9600%
|
97
+9600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 119 |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−743%
|
59
+743%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−2500%
|
104
+2500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 65−70 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1875%
|
79
+1875%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 44 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−5500%
|
55−60
+5500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−3400%
|
35
+3400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 33 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 33 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 30 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−6200%
|
63
+6200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−1300%
|
56
+1300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40
+1900%
|
This is how HD 6490M and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 5700 XT is 663% faster in 1080p
- RX 5700 XT is 7300% faster in 1440p
- RX 5700 XT is 4600% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 28200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 5700 XT surpassed HD 6490M in all 46 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.98 | 43.06 |
| Recency | 6 January 2011 | 7 July 2019 |
| Cost | $1193.03 | $399 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6490M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6490M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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