Radeon HD 6720G2 vs HD 8690M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8690M and Radeon HD 6720G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8690M
2013
1 GB GDDR5
2.35
+57.7%

HD 8690M outperforms HD 6720G2 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8771004
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSunno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2013 (12 years ago)14 June 2011 (14 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 cores320880
Core clock speed775 MHzno data
Boost clock speed825 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Texture fill rate16.50no data
Floating-point processing power0.528 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs20no data

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 8690M 2.35
+57.7%
HD 6720G2 1.49

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 8690M 1600
+9.9%
HD 6720G2 1457

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 HD17
+70%
10−12
−70%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Fortnite 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Valorant 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+42.4%
30−35
−42.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Fortnite 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Valorant 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Valorant 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Valorant 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how HD 8690M and HD 6720G2 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8690M is 70% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 8690M is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8690M performs better in 48 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.35 1.49
Recency 1 March 2013 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

HD 8690M has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8690M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6720G2 in performance tests.

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