Radeon HD 6290 IGP vs RX 560X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 557 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.38 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | Loveland |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 April 2018 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2011 (15 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 cores | 1024 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 1175 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1275 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 450 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 9 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.611 TFLOPS | 0.064 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 64 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 April 2018 | 7 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 9 Watt |
RX 560X has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6290 IGP, on the other hand, has 733.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 560X and Radeon HD 6290 IGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560X is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 6290 IGP is a notebook one.
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