GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
934%
934%
AMD Radeon HD 6990
11%
11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is approximately 923% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GB203 | Antilles x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 10752 | 1536 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 336 | 96 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 2 GB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GB203 | Antilles |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GB203-400-A1 | Antilles XT(215-0807027) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Blackwell 2.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process TypeDifferent | 4N FinFET | N/A |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 45,600 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 120.6M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 378 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 30th, 2025 | Mar 8th, 2011 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Jan 6th, 2025 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 50 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Evergreen |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 999 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 72 in our database | 47 in our database |
| SuccessorDifferent | N/A | Southern Islands |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2295 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2617 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1875 MHz30 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 830 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 960.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 10752 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 336 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 84 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 336 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 84 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 64 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 24 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 293.1 GPixel/s | 26.56 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 879.3 GTexel/s | 79.68 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 56.28 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 56.28 TFLOPS | 2.550 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 879.3 GFLOPS (1:64) | 637.4 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 304 mm12 inches | 310 mm12.2 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 137 mm5.4 inches | 115 mm4.5 inches |
| Width | 40 mm1.6 inches | 40 mm1.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 360 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSU | 750 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG147 SKU 45 | 109-C20647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.4 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 12.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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