GeForce GT 710 vs Radeon HD 7990

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 and GeForce GT 710, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
14.14
+789%

HD 7990 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 789% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking369964
Place by popularitynot in top-10068
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.490.04
Power efficiency2.655.88
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameMaltaGK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 April 2013 (11 years ago)27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

HD 7990 has 3625% better value for money than GT 710.

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 cores2048 ×2192
Core clock speed950 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate128.0 ×215.26
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS ×20.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×28
TMUs128 ×216

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length307 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB ×22 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s ×214.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision-+
PureVideo-+
PhysX-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 7990 14.14
+789%
GT 710 1.59

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 7990 5565
+790%
GT 710 625

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7990 15540
+1541%
GT 710 947

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:

Full HD70−75
+775%
8
−775%
1440p24−27
+700%
3
−700%
4K60−65
+757%
7
−757%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.27
−226%
4.37
+226%
1440p41.63
−257%
11.66
+257%
4K16.65
−233%
5.00
+233%
  • GT 710 has 226% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 710 has 257% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 710 has 233% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 5
+0%
5
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5
+0%
5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
+0%
4
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3
+0%
3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+0%
5
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
+0%
4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
+0%
3
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how HD 7990 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7990 is 775% faster in 1080p
  • HD 7990 is 700% faster in 1440p
  • HD 7990 is 757% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.14 1.59
Recency 24 April 2013 27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 19 Watt

HD 7990 has a 789.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 1873.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7990 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

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