GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6990
96%
96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
104%
104%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 is approximately 8% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Antilles x2 | GF110 x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 x2 | 512 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 x2 | 64 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 48 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB x2 | 1536 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Antilles | GF110 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Antilles XT(215-0807027) | GF110-351-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 3 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,640 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.8M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 389 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 8th, 2011 | Mar 24th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | GeForce 500 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 400 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch Price | 699 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 47 in our database | 36 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 830 MHz | 608 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 854 MHz3.4 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1215 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 160.0 GB/s | 164.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 512 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 48 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 768 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 26.56 GPixel/s | 19.46 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 79.68 GTexel/s | 38.91 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.550 TFLOPS | 1,244.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 637.4 GFLOPS (1:4) | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 310 mm12.2 inches | 279 mm11 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 115 mm4.5 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| Width | 40 mm1.6 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 375 W | 365 W |
| Suggested PSU | 750 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C20647-00 | P1020 SKU 5 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 2.0 |
Comparison Summary
7
Specifications Compared
8
Feature Categories
50
Detailed Features
More Comparisons with AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare AMD Radeon HD 6990 with other GPUs of similar performance
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs GeForce GTX 1650
GeForce GTX 1650 Performance119%
GeForce GTX 1650 is 19% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon RX 6400
Radeon RX 6400 Performance117%
Radeon RX 6400 is 17% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs Arc A380
Arc A380 Performance115%
Arc A380 is 15% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 Performance115%
GeForce GTX 780 is 15% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Performance104%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is 4% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 590 Performance104%
GeForce GTX 590 is 4% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6990
Compare Detailed Specs
More Comparisons with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 with other GPUs of similar performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 1650
GeForce GTX 1650 Performance115%
GeForce GTX 1650 is 15% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon RX 6400
Radeon RX 6400 Performance113%
Radeon RX 6400 is 13% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs Arc A380
Arc A380 Performance111%
Arc A380 is 11% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 Performance111%
GeForce GTX 780 is 11% faster than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Performance100%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is 0% slower than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 590 Performance100%
GeForce GTX 590 is 0% slower than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Compare Detailed Specs