GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
218%
218%
AMD Radeon HD 6970
50%
50%
AMD Radeon R9 290 is approximately 168% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hawaii | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 2560 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hawaii | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) | Cayman XT(215-0807007) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 2.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,200 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.2M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 438 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 5th, 2013 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 369 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 69 in our database | 80 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 947 MHz | 880 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 320.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2560 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 40 | 24 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 60.61 GPixel/s | 28.16 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 151.5 GTexel/s | 84.48 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.849 TFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 109 mm4.3 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 36 mm1.4 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 275 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C67157-00_02 | 109-C20047-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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