AMD Radeon R7 250X vs AMD Radeon HD 6990
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250X 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, 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 R7 250X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
- 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 375 Watt
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 532
- Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 32.22 vs 17.264
- Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.963 vs 1.76
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2014 vs 8 March 2011 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 40 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 375 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 637 vs 532 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 32.22 vs 17.264 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.963 vs 1.76 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 vs 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 vs 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 vs 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 vs 3356 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6990
- 7.4x more texture fill rate: 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 38 GTexel / s
- 4.8x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 640
- 4.2x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 2 GB vs 2 GB
- 3.1x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3014 vs 2269
- Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 840.452 vs 638.532
- Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 53.903 vs 51.987
- Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 265.302 vs 151.963
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4562 vs 3916
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4562 vs 3916
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 38 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2x 1536 vs 640 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,216 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 2x 2 GB vs 2 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz vs 1625 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 3014 vs 2269 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 840.452 vs 638.532 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 53.903 vs 51.987 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 265.302 vs 151.963 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4562 vs 3916 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4562 vs 3916 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6990
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| Name | AMD Radeon R7 250X | AMD Radeon HD 6990 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2269 | 3014 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 637 | 532 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 32.22 | 17.264 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 638.532 | 840.452 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.963 | 1.76 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 51.987 | 53.903 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 151.963 | 265.302 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3916 | 4562 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3916 | 4562 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | 3356 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R7 250X | AMD Radeon HD 6990 | |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Code name | Cape Verde | Antilles |
| Design | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2014 | 8 March 2011 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $699 |
| Place in performance rating | 663 | 665 |
| Price now | $260.70 | $159.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.25 | 27.81 |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 1,216 gflops | 2x 2,549.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 640 | 2x 1536 |
| Stream Processors | 640 | |
| Texture fill rate | 38 GTexel / s | 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,500 million | 2,640 million |
| Core clock speed | 830 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 295 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2x 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 2x 160.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 2x 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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