AMD Radeon Pro 560 vs AMD Radeon HD 6990

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560 and AMD Radeon HD 6990 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 907 MHz vs 830 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 375 Watt
  • Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3475 vs 3013
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 724 vs 630
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.388 vs 17.264
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.837 vs 1.76
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4695 vs 4562
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4695 vs 4562
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 8 March 2011
Core clock speed 907 MHz vs 830 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 375 Watt
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3475 vs 3013
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 vs 630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.388 vs 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.837 vs 1.76
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4695 vs 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4695 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6990

  • 4.8x more texture fill rate: 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 58.05 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1024
  • 2.7x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 840.452 vs 614.695
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 53.903 vs 31.274
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 265.302 vs 189.085
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 2280
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 2280
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 58.05 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 1024
Floating-point performance 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 840.452 vs 614.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 53.903 vs 31.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 265.302 vs 189.085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 2280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 2280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6990

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3475
3013
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
724
630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.388
17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
614.695
840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.837
1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.274
53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
189.085
265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3356
Name AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon HD 6990
PassMark - G3D Mark 3475 3013
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 630
Geekbench - OpenCL 15826
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.388 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 614.695 840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.837 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.274 53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 189.085 265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4695 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2280 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4695 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2280 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon HD 6990

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 TeraScale 3
Code name Polaris 21 Antilles
Launch date 18 April 2017 8 March 2011
Place in performance rating 624 626
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 27.81

Technical info

Core clock speed 907 MHz 830 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1024 2x 1536
Texture fill rate 58.05 GTexel / s 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 375 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,640 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Length 295 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2x 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB / s 2x 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0