NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs AMD Radeon HD 8790M

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Combined performance score

HD 8790M
3.37

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 1297% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking69163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.3346.40
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameMars XTXTuring TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 November 2012 (11 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$460 $261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 13961% better value for money than HD 8790M.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3842560
Core clock speed850 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors950 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown215 Watt
Texture fill rate21.60283.2
Floating-point performance691.2 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8790M and GeForce RTX 2070 Super compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8790M 3.37
RTX 2070 Super 47.07
+1297%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 1297% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8790M 1305
RTX 2070 Super 18244
+1298%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 1298% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8790M 9835
RTX 2070 Super 89209
+807%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 807% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8790M 2187
RTX 2070 Super 35032
+1502%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 1502% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8790M 1727
RTX 2070 Super 24639
+1327%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 1327% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8790M 12049
RTX 2070 Super 129295
+973%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 973% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD28
−382%
135
+382%
1440p6−7
−1300%
84
+1300%
4K3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1467%
94
+1467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1980%
104
+1980%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−8700%
88
+8700%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1375%
118
+1375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−1285%
180
+1285%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1300%
84
+1300%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1950%
123
+1950%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1767%
112
+1767%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1833%
174
+1833%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2414%
176
+2414%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1750%
111
+1750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1571%
117
+1571%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1210%
131
+1210%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3600%
111
+3600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−7300%
74
+7300%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1188%
103
+1188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−969%
139
+969%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1850%
117
+1850%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1683%
107
+1683%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1811%
172
+1811%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1350%
87
+1350%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−857%
67
+857%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1130%
123
+1130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−2163%
181
+2163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3100%
96
+3100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1200%
65
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1088%
95
+1088%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1117%
73
+1117%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1733%
110
+1733%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1533%
98
+1533%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1600%
153
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1150%
100
+1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−2167%
68
+2167%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1483%
95
+1483%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−530%
63
+530%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2750%
57
+2750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1129%
86
+1129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5600%
57
+5600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1860%
98
+1860%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 91
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4067%
125
+4067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−138%
19
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 46

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3100%
32
+3100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 23
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1250%
54
+1250%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−850%
57
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 84

This is how HD 8790M and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 382% faster than HD 8790M

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 1300% faster than HD 8790M

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 1733% faster than HD 8790M

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 8700% faster than the HD 8790M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 Super surpassed HD 8790M in all 57 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.37 47.07
Recency 16 November 2012 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8790M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8790M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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