Radeon HD 6790 vs RX 5600 XT

Place in performance ranking	133	649
Place by popularity	100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.42	0.34
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Barts
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (4 years ago)	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$149
Current price	$94 (0.3x MSRP)	$184 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600 XT has 6494% better value for money than HD 6790.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2304	800
Core clock speed	1235 MHz	840 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.6	33.60
Floating-point performance	no data	1,344.0 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	198 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 6-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

RX 5600 XT 35.39
+747%

HD 6790 4.18

RX 5600 XT outperforms HD 6790 by 747% based on our aggregate 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%

RX 5600 XT 13667
+746%

HD 6790 1616

RX 5600 XT outperforms HD 6790 by 746% in Passmark.

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%

RX 5600 XT 31310
+985%

HD 6790 2887

RX 5600 XT outperforms HD 6790 by 985% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX 5600 XT 86004
+531%

HD 6790 13637

RX 5600 XT outperforms HD 6790 by 531% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

RX 5600 XT 22058
+926%

HD 6790 2150

RX 5600 XT outperforms HD 6790 by 926% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	400−450 +669%	52 −669%
Full HD	104 +82.5%	57 −82.5%
1440p	60 +757%	7−8 −757%
4K	34 +750%	4−5 −750%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	104	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	74	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	185	no data
Hitman 3	83	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	213	no data
Metro Exodus	144	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	112	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	104	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76	no data
Battlefield 5	110−120	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	98	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	63	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	130−140	no data
Hitman 3	79	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	272	no data
Metro Exodus	133	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	101	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	248	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	54	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	138	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	115	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	141	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	84	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +800%	5−6 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30	no data
Far Cry 5	89	no data
Forza Horizon 4	109	no data
Hitman 3	52	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	89	no data
Metro Exodus	88	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +870%	10−11 −870%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	36	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +820%	5−6 −820%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12	no data
Far Cry 5	20−22	no data
Forza Horizon 4	70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	54	no data
Metro Exodus	46	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	11	no data