RTX A2000 Embedded vs Radeon HD 6990M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M with RTX A2000 Embedded, including specs and performance data.
RTX A2000 Embedded outperforms HD 6990M by a whopping 482% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 700 | 244 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.52 | 58.48 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GA107S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (4 years 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 | 1120 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 607 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1177 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.04 | 94.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.602 TFLOPS | 6.026 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−456%
| 300−350
+456%
|
| Full HD | 60
−400%
| 300−350
+400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−450%
|
110−120
+450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 7−8
−471%
|
40−45
+471%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−450%
|
110−120
+450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−471%
|
80−85
+471%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−456%
|
150−160
+456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−445%
|
120−130
+445%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−456%
|
100−105
+456%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−408%
|
300−310
+408%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−450%
|
110−120
+450%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−463%
|
450−500
+463%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−475%
|
230−240
+475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−471%
|
80−85
+471%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−456%
|
150−160
+456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−445%
|
120−130
+445%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−467%
|
85−90
+467%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−456%
|
100−105
+456%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−408%
|
300−310
+408%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−475%
|
230−240
+475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−471%
|
80−85
+471%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−445%
|
120−130
+445%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−456%
|
100−105
+456%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−408%
|
300−310
+408%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−456%
|
150−160
+456%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−471%
|
200−210
+471%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−471%
|
200−210
+471%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−480%
|
290−300
+480%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−445%
|
60−65
+445%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−471%
|
40−45
+471%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−463%
|
90−95
+463%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 21−24
−465%
|
130−140
+465%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−463%
|
90−95
+463%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−433%
|
16−18
+433%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
This is how HD 6990M and RTX A2000 Embedded compete in popular games:
- RTX A2000 Embedded is 456% faster in 900p
- RTX A2000 Embedded is 400% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.57 | 26.58 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX A2000 Embedded has a 482% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 186% lower power consumption.
The RTX A2000 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M is a notebook graphics card while RTX A2000 Embedded is a mobile workstation one.
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