GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 560
224%
224%
AMD Radeon HD 6990
148%
148%
AMD Radeon RX 560 is approximately 76% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 21 | Antilles x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1024 | 1536 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 96 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 21 | Antilles |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 21 XT(215-0908004) | Antilles XT(215-0807027) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.4M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 123 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-769 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 18th, 2017 | Mar 8th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 99 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 7 in our database | 47 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1175 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1275 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 830 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 112.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1024 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 16 | 24 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 20.40 GPixel/s | 26.56 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 81.60 GTexel/s | 79.68 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS | 2.550 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 637.4 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 170 mm6.7 inches | 310 mm12.2 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 75 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.0b1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C994 | 109-C20647-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 115 mm4.5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 40 mm1.6 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 5.0 |
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