Tesla P4 vs Radeon HD 6790

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6790 with Tesla P4, including specs and performance data.

HD 6790
2011, $149
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.71

P4 outperforms HD 6790 by a whopping 475% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking759293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.70no data
Power efficiency1.9222.06
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameBartsGP104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 April 2011 (14 years ago)13 September 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores8002560
Core clock speed840 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate33.60178.2
Floating-point processing power1.344 TFLOPS5.704 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40160
L1 Cache160 KB960 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length198 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s192.3 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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.

HD 6790 3.71
Tesla P4 21.35
+475%

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 6790 1567
Samples: 883
Tesla P4 9011
+475%
Samples: 51

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:

900p52
−458%
290−300
+458%
Full HD61
−474%
350−400
+474%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.44no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−467%
85−90
+467%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−467%
85−90
+467%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Fortnite 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−450%
55−60
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−463%
90−95
+463%
Valorant 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−467%
85−90
+467%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−415%
350−400
+415%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Dota 2 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Fortnite 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−450%
55−60
+450%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−463%
90−95
+463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%
Valorant 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Dota 2 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−463%
90−95
+463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%
Valorant 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−452%
160−170
+452%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−448%
170−180
+448%
Valorant 35−40
−464%
220−230
+464%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Escape from Tarkov 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−467%
85−90
+467%
Valorant 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%
Escape from Tarkov 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

This is how HD 6790 and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P4 is 458% faster in 900p
  • Tesla P4 is 474% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.71 21.35
Recency 4 April 2011 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

Tesla P4 has a 475.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6790 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6790 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla P4 is a workstation one.

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