GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
678%
678%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
15%
15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is approximately 663% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Vega 10 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 4096 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 256 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 2048 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Vega 10 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Vega 10 XT(215-0894200) | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 5.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 12,500 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 25.3M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 495 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2013 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Aug 7th, 2017 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Vega(RX Vega) | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Polaris | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 149 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 59 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1247 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1546 MHz | N/A |
| SOC ClockDifferent | 960 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 945 MHz1890 Mbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 2048 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 483.8 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 4096 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 256 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 16 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 64 | 10 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 98.94 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 395.8 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 25.33 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 12.66 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 791.6 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 280 mm11 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 295 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-D05057-00_02 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
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