Radeon HD 6790 Overview

Radeon HD 6790
Memory: 1024Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 4 Apr 2011
Radeon HD 6790

Core Configuration

GPU Barts
Architecture ATI_TeraScale
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 800 : 40 : 16
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 1344.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 1024 Mb
Memory Bus Width 256 bit
Memory Speed 1050 MHz
4200 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 134.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX 690
    485%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    316%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    290%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    285%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    267%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    242%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    228%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    198%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    190%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    175%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    166%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    144%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    126%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    119%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    111%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    100%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    94%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    92%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon HD 6790 is a graphics card released by AMD on 4 Apr 2011. The graphics card houses the Barts die, based on the ATI_TeraScale architecture which packs 1,700 million transistors on a 40 nm, 255 mm2 die.

Radeon HD 6790 pros and cons

Based on an outdated architecture (ATI TeraScale), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon HD 6790GeForce GTX 650Radeon HD 7770 GHz EditionRadeon HD 7750Radeon HD 6850
Radeon HD 6790GeForce GTX 650Radeon HD 7770 GHz EditionRadeon HD 7750Radeon HD 6850
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Shader units800384640512960
ROPs1616161632
Graphics processorBartsGK106Cape VerdeCape VerdeBarts
Process size40 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm40 nm
Memory1024 Mb GDDR5 (1050 MHz
4200 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
Memory bus width256 bit128 bit128 bit128 bit256 bit
Memory bandwidth134.00 Gb/s80.00 Gb/s72.00 Gb/s72.00 Gb/s128.00 Gb/s
Release date4 Apr 201127 Nov 201315 Feb 201215 Feb 201221 Oct 2010

Benchmarks

Alan Wake

  • Radeon HD 6850
    36.8
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    32.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    30.8
  • Radeon HD 7750
    27.2
  • GeForce GTX 650
    25.2

FPS (higher is better)

Alan Wake

  • Radeon HD 6850
    23
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    19.6
  • Radeon HD 6790
    18.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    16.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Batman: Arkham City

  • Radeon HD 6850
    40.7
  • GeForce GTX 650
    35.8
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    34.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    34.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    31.3

FPS (higher is better)

Batman: Arkham City

  • Radeon HD 6850
    25.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    21.4
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    21.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    21
  • Radeon HD 7750
    18.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    27.1
  • Radeon HD 6850
    25.2
  • GeForce GTX 650
    23.5
  • Radeon HD 7750
    22.8
  • Radeon HD 6790
    21.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    16.2
  • GeForce GTX 650
    13.9
  • Radeon HD 7750
    13.5
  • Radeon HD 6790
    10.9
  • Radeon HD 6850
    10.1

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    52.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    44.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    43.5
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    41.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    36.6

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    32.6
  • Radeon HD 6790
    26.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    26.3
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    24.9
  • Radeon HD 7750
    22.3

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis

  • Radeon HD 6850
    25.9
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    21.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    21.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    19.1
  • GeForce GTX 650
    18.8

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis

  • Radeon HD 6850
    15.8
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    13.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    13.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    11.4
  • GeForce GTX 650
    11.1

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    26.4
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    26.3
  • Radeon HD 6790
    23.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    22.8
  • GeForce GTX 650
    21.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    16.1
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    15.5
  • Radeon HD 6790
    14.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    13.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    12.5

FPS (higher is better)

Diablo III

  • Radeon HD 6850
    71.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    56.7
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    54.2
  • GeForce GTX 650
    51.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    48.3

FPS (higher is better)

Diablo III

  • Radeon HD 6850
    49.4
  • Radeon HD 6790
    39.7
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    39
  • GeForce GTX 650
    34.5
  • Radeon HD 7750
    33.7

FPS (higher is better)

Dragon Age II

  • Radeon HD 6850
    25.7
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    24.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    22.1
  • GeForce GTX 650
    20.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Dragon Age II

  • Radeon HD 6850
    17.6
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    16.3
  • Radeon HD 6790
    15.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    13.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    12.8

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2012

  • Radeon HD 6850
    43.1
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    41.3
  • Radeon HD 6790
    36.9
  • Radeon HD 7750
    34.7
  • GeForce GTX 650
    34.5

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2012

  • Radeon HD 6850
    30.1
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    29.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    25.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    24.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    23.9

FPS (higher is better)

Max Payne 3

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    31.6
  • Radeon HD 6850
    29.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    27.1
  • Radeon HD 6790
    25.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Max Payne 3

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    21
  • Radeon HD 6850
    20.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    17.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    17.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Metro 2033

  • Radeon HD 6850
    15.7
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    12.6
  • Radeon HD 6790
    12.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    11.5
  • Radeon HD 7750
    11.4

FPS (higher is better)

Metro 2033

  • Radeon HD 6850
    10.3
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    9.2
  • Radeon HD 6790
    8.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    8.5
  • GeForce GTX 650
    8.3

FPS (higher is better)

Sleeping Dogs

  • Radeon HD 6850
    32.5
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    30.4
  • Radeon HD 6790
    27.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    25.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    20.5

FPS (higher is better)

Sleeping Dogs

  • Radeon HD 6850
    19
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    17.5
  • Radeon HD 6790
    15.8
  • Radeon HD 7750
    14.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    10.7

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite V2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    31.6
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    28.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    26.8
  • Radeon HD 7750
    24.3
  • GeForce GTX 650
    19.4

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite V2

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    18.1
  • Radeon HD 6850
    18
  • Radeon HD 6790
    16.9
  • Radeon HD 7750
    15.5
  • GeForce GTX 650
    12.2

FPS (higher is better)

STALKER: Call of Pripyat

  • Radeon HD 6850
    39.9
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    36.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    33.4
  • GeForce GTX 650
    30.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    30.4

FPS (higher is better)

STALKER: Call of Pripyat

  • Radeon HD 6850
    24
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    22.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    20.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    18.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    18.3

FPS (higher is better)

StarCraft II

  • Radeon HD 6850
    93.5
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    84.9
  • GeForce GTX 650
    83.4
  • Radeon HD 7750
    76.8
  • Radeon HD 6790
    66.9

FPS (higher is better)

StarCraft II

  • Radeon HD 6850
    68.8
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    61.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    54.7
  • GeForce GTX 650
    52.4
  • Radeon HD 6790
    48.7

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Shogun 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    22.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    20.3
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    19.8
  • GeForce GTX 650
    18.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    15.5

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Shogun 2

  • Radeon HD 6850
    13.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    12.3
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    11.8
  • GeForce GTX 650
    11.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    9.2

FPS (higher is better)

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

  • Radeon HD 6850
    40.1
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    36.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    34.1
  • Radeon HD 7750
    32.8
  • GeForce GTX 650
    29.9

FPS (higher is better)

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

  • Radeon HD 6850
    26.9
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    26.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    21.4
  • Radeon HD 6790
    20.6
  • GeForce GTX 650
    17.5

FPS (higher is better)

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

  • Radeon HD 6850
    44.9
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    42.7
  • Radeon HD 7750
    36.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    36
  • GeForce GTX 650
    32.6

FPS (higher is better)

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

  • Radeon HD 6850
    31.6
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    27.9
  • Radeon HD 6790
    24.6
  • Radeon HD 7750
    24.5
  • GeForce GTX 650
    22.3

FPS (higher is better)

Unigine Heaven 2.0

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    27.3
  • Radeon HD 6850
    23
  • Radeon HD 7750
    22.8
  • GeForce GTX 650
    22.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    20.4

FPS (higher is better)

Unigine Heaven 2.0

  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    18.2
  • Radeon HD 6850
    15.3
  • Radeon HD 7750
    15.2
  • GeForce GTX 650
    14.7
  • Radeon HD 6790
    13.6

FPS (higher is better)