GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7990
114%
114%
AMD Radeon R9 290
95%
95%
AMD Radeon HD 7990 is approximately 19% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Malta x2 | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 x2 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 x2 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB x2 | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit x2 | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Malta | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Malta XT(215-0849026) | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 11.8M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 365 mm² | 438 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 24th, 2013 | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 999 USD | 399 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 37 in our database | 69 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 950 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 947 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 64 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 32.00 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 128.0 GTexel/s | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.096 TFLOPS | 4.849 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 304 mm12 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 106 mm4.2 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 375 W | 275 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C47637-00A_02 | 109-C67157-00_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 |
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