GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
AMD Radeon HD 6790
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | TU104 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 3072 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | TU104 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | TU104-450-A1 | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Turing | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 13,600 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 25.0M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 545 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2228 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jul 23rd, 2019 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 20 | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 149 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 51 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1650 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1815 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1937 MHz15.5 Gbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 495.9 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3072 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 16 |
| SM CountDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 384 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 10 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 116.2 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 348.5 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 22.30 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 11.15 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 348.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 116 mm4.6 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.4a1x USB Type-C | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG180 SKU 42 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 7.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
More Comparisons with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Compare NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with other GPUs of similar performance
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Radeon RX 6750 XT
Radeon RX 6750 XT is 19% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 10% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Radeon RX 6700 XT
Radeon RX 6700 XT is 8% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 0% slower than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Radeon RX 7600 XT
Radeon RX 7600 XT is 1% slower than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 is 1% slower than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
More Comparisons with AMD Radeon HD 6790
Compare AMD Radeon HD 6790 with other GPUs of similar performance
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs GeForce GTX 285
GeForce GTX 285 is 19% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon HD 6850
Radeon HD 6850 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 280 is 9% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is 9% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs GeForce GTX 275
GeForce GTX 275 is 8% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790
AMD Radeon HD 6790 vs GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 460 is 6% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6790

