Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs HD 6690G2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 46 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 January 2025 (1 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 | 880 | 2048 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2530 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
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 | no data |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 2 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
RX 9060 XT 16GB has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6690G2 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6690G2 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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