Radeon HD 6790 vs VII
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon VII and Radeon HD 6790, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
VII outperforms HD 6790 by a whopping 939% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 89 | 698 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.96 | 0.80 |
| Power efficiency | 10.03 | 1.90 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | Barts |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2019 (6 years ago) | 4 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Radeon VII has 3020% better value for money than HD 6790.
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 | 3840 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 420.0 | 33.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.44 TFLOPS | 1.344 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 240 | 40 |
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 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 280 mm | 198 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
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 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 500−550
+862%
| 52
−862%
|
| Full HD | 123
+108%
| 59
−108%
|
| 1440p | 79
+1029%
| 7−8
−1029%
|
| 4K | 58
+1060%
| 5−6
−1060%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.68
−125%
| 2.53
+125%
|
| 1440p | 8.85
+141%
| 21.29
−141%
|
| 4K | 12.05
+147%
| 29.80
−147%
|
- HD 6790 has 125% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- Radeon VII has 141% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- Radeon VII has 147% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+933%
|
9−10
−933%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 92
+667%
|
12−14
−667%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40
+344%
|
9−10
−344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 118
+594%
|
16−18
−594%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1457%
|
7−8
−1457%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95
+956%
|
9−10
−956%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 126
+869%
|
12−14
−869%
|
| Valorant | 238
+2280%
|
10−11
−2280%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 153
+1175%
|
12−14
−1175%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+967%
|
12−14
−967%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 103
+390%
|
21−24
−390%
|
| Fortnite | 180−190
+658%
|
24−27
−658%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 97
+471%
|
16−18
−471%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1457%
|
7−8
−1457%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 111
+825%
|
12−14
−825%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80
+789%
|
9−10
−789%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+475%
|
35−40
−475%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 70
+438%
|
12−14
−438%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150−160
+1007%
|
14−16
−1007%
|
| Valorant | 143
+1330%
|
10−11
−1330%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+299%
|
70−75
−299%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 82
+583%
|
12−14
−583%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+820%
|
10−11
−820%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 28
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Dota 2 | 147
+1125%
|
12−14
−1125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+386%
|
21−24
−386%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 84
+394%
|
16−18
−394%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1457%
|
7−8
−1457%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150
+317%
|
35−40
−317%
|
| Valorant | 197
+1870%
|
10−11
−1870%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 43
+1333%
|
3−4
−1333%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 43
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+525%
|
27−30
−525%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 46
+1433%
|
3−4
−1433%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+841%
|
27−30
−841%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+1440%
|
5−6
−1440%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 130−140
+1444%
|
9−10
−1444%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+1120%
|
5−6
−1120%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+1340%
|
5−6
−1340%
|
| Metro Exodus | 83
+8200%
|
1−2
−8200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+1014%
|
7−8
−1014%
|
| Valorant | 156
+1200%
|
12−14
−1200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 62
+288%
|
16−18
−288%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62
+288%
|
16−18
−288%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1083%
|
12−14
−1083%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 62
+288%
|
16−18
−288%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53
+1667%
|
3−4
−1667%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Dota 2 | 78
+388%
|
16−18
−388%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+2000%
|
3−4
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 33
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Valorant | 89
+2125%
|
4−5
−2125%
|
This is how Radeon VII and HD 6790 compete in popular games:
- Radeon VII is 862% faster in 900p
- Radeon VII is 108% faster in 1080p
- Radeon VII is 1029% faster in 1440p
- Radeon VII is 1060% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon VII is 8200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed HD 6790 in all 60 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 41.24 | 3.97 |
| Recency | 7 February 2019 | 4 April 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 150 Watt |
Radeon VII has a 938.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6790, on the other hand, has 96.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6790 in performance tests.
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