AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL vs AMD Radeon HD 6990

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 - 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 RX Vega M GL

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 931 MHz vs 830 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 5.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 375 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3632 vs 3013
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 58.971 vs 17.264
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1235.247 vs 840.452
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.134 vs 1.76
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 75.289 vs 53.903
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6318 vs 4562
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6318 vs 4562
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2018 vs 8 March 2011
Core clock speed 931 MHz vs 830 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 375 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3632 vs 3013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 58.971 vs 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1235.247 vs 840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.134 vs 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 75.289 vs 53.903
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6318 vs 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6318 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6990

  • 3.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 80.88 GTexel / s
  • 2.4x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1280
  • Around 97% better floating-point performance: 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 2,588 gflops
  • 3.6x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1400 MHz
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 630 vs 481
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 265.302 vs 252.311
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 2070
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 1514
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 2070
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 1514
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 80.88 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 1280
Floating-point performance 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 2,588 gflops
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 630 vs 481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 265.302 vs 252.311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 2070
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 2070
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 1514

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6990

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3632
3013
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
481
630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
58.971
17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1235.247
840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.134
1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
75.289
53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
252.311
265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6318
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2070
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6318
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2070
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3356
Name AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL AMD Radeon HD 6990
PassMark - G3D Mark 3632 3013
PassMark - G2D Mark 481 630
Geekbench - OpenCL 19593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 58.971 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1235.247 840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.134 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 75.289 53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 252.311 265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6318 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2070 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1514 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6318 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2070 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1514 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2091 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL AMD Radeon HD 6990

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 TeraScale 3
Code name Polaris 22 Antilles
Launch date 1 February 2018 8 March 2011
Place in performance rating 622 626
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 27.81

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1011 MHz
Core clock speed 931 MHz 830 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,588 gflops 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1280 2x 1536
Texture fill rate 80.88 GTexel / s 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 375 Watt
Transistor count 2,640 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 295 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin

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 204.8 GB / s 2x 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Shared memory 0