GeForce GT 625 OEM vs Radeon HD 6990M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M with GeForce GT 625 OEM, including specs and performance data.
HD 6990M outperforms GT 625 OEM by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 611 | 1078 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | GF119 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 18 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
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 | 1120 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 874 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 29 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.04 | 6.992 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.602 gflops | 0.1678 gflops |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 13.2 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 DVI, 1x HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
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:
| 900p | 54
+440%
| 10−12
−440%
|
| Full HD | 61
+408%
| 12−14
−408%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+370%
|
10−11
−370%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+370%
|
10−11
−370%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+370%
|
10−11
−370%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
This is how HD 6990M and GT 625 OEM compete in popular games:
- HD 6990M is 440% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M is 408% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.24 | 1.14 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 18 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 29 Watt |
HD 6990M has a 359.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 625 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 244.8% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6990M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 625 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 625 OEM 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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