GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
224%
224%
AMD Radeon HD 6990
45%
45%
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is approximately 179% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 10 | Antilles x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 1536 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 96 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 10 | Antilles |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 10 XLE(215-0917338) | Antilles XT(215-0807027) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 1.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 10,300 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 41.0M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 251 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1928 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 21st, 2020 | Mar 8th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi(RX 5000) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Vega | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi II | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 279 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 78 in our database | 47 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1130 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1560 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz12 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 830 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 36 | 24 |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 3 MB | 512 KB |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 8 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 99.84 GPixel/s | 26.56 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 224.6 GTexel/s | 79.68 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 14.38 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 7.188 TFLOPS | 2.550 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 449.3 GFLOPS (1:16) | 637.4 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 310 mm12.2 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 150 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | D189 | 109-C20647-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 115 mm4.5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 40 mm1.6 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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