GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7970
104%
104%
AMD Radeon HD 6990
109%
109%
AMD Radeon HD 6990 is approximately 5% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Tahiti | Antilles x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 1536 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 96 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 2 GB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Tahiti | Antilles |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) | Antilles XT(215-0807027) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.3M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 352 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 9th, 2012 | Mar 8th, 2011 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Dec 22nd, 2011 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 191 in our database | 47 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 925 MHz | 830 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 264.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 24 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 29.60 GPixel/s | 26.56 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 118.4 GTexel/s | 79.68 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.789 TFLOPS | 2.550 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 637.4 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 310 mm12.2 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 115 mm4.5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C38637-00 | 109-C20647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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Detailed Features
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 6990
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Performance103%
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GeForce GTX 680 Performance101%
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AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs Arc A380
Arc A380 Performance115%
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AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 Performance115%
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AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Performance104%
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GeForce GTX 590 Performance104%
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