AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 6990

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 830 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4.4x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 375 Watt
  • Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3048 vs 3014
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 December 2013 vs 8 March 2011
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 830 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 375 Watt
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3048 vs 3014

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6990

  • 4.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 61.6 GTexel / s
  • 3.4x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 896
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,971 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 2x 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 532 vs 508
  • 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 971
  • 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 971
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 1980
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 1980
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 61.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 896
Floating-point performance 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,971 gflops
Maximum memory size 2x 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 532 vs 508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 1980

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6990

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
508
532
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3048
3014
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1980
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1980
3356
Name AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM AMD Radeon HD 6990
PassMark - G2D Mark 508 532
PassMark - G3D Mark 3048 3014
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 971 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 971 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1980 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1980 3356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4562
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM AMD Radeon HD 6990

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 TeraScale 3
Code name Bonaire Antilles
Launch date 21 December 2013 8 March 2011
Place in performance rating 664 665
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 27.81

Technical info

Core clock speed 1100 MHz 830 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 896 2x 1536
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 375 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,640 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 183 mm 295 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 8-pin

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 104.0 GB / s 2x 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5