GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7990

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 with GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
13.14

RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms HD 7990 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking39692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.12no data
Power efficiency2.6774.72
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameMaltaGB206
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 April 2013 (12 years ago)20 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores2048 ×23328
Core clock speed950 MHz952 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1455 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0 ×2151.3
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS ×29.684 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×248
TMUs128 ×2104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length307 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3 GB ×28 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s ×2384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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-DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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 13.14
RTX 5060 Mobile 44.14
+236%

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
RTX 5060 Mobile 18697
+236%

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
RTX 5060 Mobile 33007
+112%

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 HD24−27
−246%
83
+246%
1440p12−14
−267%
44
+267%

Cost per frame, $

1080p41.63no data
1440p83.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 135
+0%
135
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+0%
101
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how HD 7990 and RTX 5060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 246% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 267% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.14 44.14
Recency 24 April 2013 20 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 5060 Mobile has a 235.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7990 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7990 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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AMD Radeon HD 7990
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