Steam Deck GPU vs Radeon HD 6990M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 682 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.65 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | Van Gogh |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 25 February 2022 (3 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 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 2,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.04 | 51.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.602 TFLOPS | 1.638 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
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) | no data |
| Length | no data | 298 mm |
| 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 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 88 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| 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 | 1x USB Type-C |
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 25 February 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Steam Deck GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6990M and Steam Deck GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M is a notebook graphics card while Steam Deck GPU is a desktop one.
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