GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 580
435%
435%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
23%
23%
AMD Radeon RX 580 is approximately 412% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 20 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 20 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 20 XTX(215-0910038) | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,700 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.6M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 232 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1401 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 18th, 2017 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 229 USD | 149 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 52 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1257 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1340 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz8 Gbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.0 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 144 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 36 | 10 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 42.88 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 193.0 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 6.175 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 6.175 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 185 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C940, D009-04 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 580 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Comparison Summary
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