Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) vs Radeon HD 6790
Summary
Reasons to consider Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) |
| 135 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon HD 6790 . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider Radeon HD 6790 |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
| Based on an outdated architecture (ATI TeraScale), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon HD 6790
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | Radeon HD 6790 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Mullins () | vs | Barts (Barts LE) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 40 nm |
| Die Size | 0 mm² | vs | 255 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | vs | 1,700 million |
| Shaders | 128 | vs | 800 |
| Compute Units | 2 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 800 MHz | vs | 840 MHz |
| ROPs | 4 | vs | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | vs | 40 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | Radeon HD 6790 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | System Shared | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | System Shared | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | System Shared | vs | 1050 MHz
4200 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 0 Mb | vs | 1024 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | Radeon HD 6790 | |
|---|
| TDP | 15 watts | vs | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jun 2014 | vs | 4 Apr 2011 |
GigaPixels - higher is better
GigaTexels - higher is better
GFLOPs - higher is better