Radeon HD 8790M Overview

Radeon HD 8790M
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5MOBILE
Release date: 1 Apr 2013
Radeon HD 8790M

Core Configuration

GPU Mars
Architecture AMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 384 : 24 : 8
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 691.20 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 2048 Mb
Memory Bus Width 128 bit
Memory Speed 1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 64.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    1876%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    1415%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    1241%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    1160%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    1153%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    1017%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    890%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    885%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    882%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    878%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    875%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    869%
  • Radeon RX 480
    865%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    848%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    838%
  • Radeon R9 390
    836%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    833%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    815%
  • Radeon RX 470
    783%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    769%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    761%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    753%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    739%
  • Radeon R9 290
    724%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    698%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    664%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    661%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    649%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    646%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    646%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    646%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    629%
  • Radeon R9 380
    576%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    576%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    576%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    524%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    514%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    508%
  • Radeon R9 285
    506%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    505%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    503%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    502%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    502%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    487%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    487%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    462%
  • Radeon R9 280
    459%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    457%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    438%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    428%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    428%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    428%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    412%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    408%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    403%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    398%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    398%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    389%
  • Radeon R7 370
    385%
  • Radeon RX 460
    379%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    374%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    370%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    370%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    370%
  • Radeon R9 270
    367%
  • Radeon R9 370
    365%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    356%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    356%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    347%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    338%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    337%
  • Radeon R7 265
    323%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    320%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    319%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    319%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    319%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    315%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    309%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    305%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    305%
  • Radeon R7 360
    300%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    293%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    286%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    281%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    275%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    272%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    268%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    267%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    265%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    263%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    249%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    236%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    236%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    226%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    225%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    223%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    221%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    219%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    218%
  • GeForce GT 740
    216%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    216%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    208%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    207%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    207%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    207%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    207%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    201%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    201%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    201%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    198%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    195%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    195%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    188%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    186%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    186%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    178%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    178%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    175%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    165%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    156%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    154%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    154%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    153%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    149%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    149%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    149%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    147%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    145%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    144%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    138%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    138%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    135%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    131%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    131%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    130%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    130%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    130%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    129%
  • Radeon R7 250
    128%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    121%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    120%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    120%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    119%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    116%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    115%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    115%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    115%
  • GeForce 940A
    115%
  • GeForce 940M
    115%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    115%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    114%
  • GeForce 840A
    114%
  • GeForce 840M
    114%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    112%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    112%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    111%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    107%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    106%
  • GeForce GT 640
    102%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    102%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    101%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    100%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    100%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    100%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    99%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    99%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    99%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    99%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    99%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    97%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    96%
  • GeForce 930A
    96%
  • GeForce 930M
    96%
  • GeForce 930MX
    96%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    95%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    93%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    92%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    91%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    91%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    88%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    88%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    88%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    87%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    87%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    87%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    86%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    86%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    85%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    84%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    84%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    84%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    84%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    84%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    83%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    83%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    83%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    83%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    83%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    83%
  • GeForce 920A
    81%
  • GeForce 920M
    81%
  • GeForce 920MX
    81%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    77%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    75%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    75%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    73%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    73%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    73%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    73%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    71%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    71%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    71%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    71%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    71%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    70%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    69%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    69%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    69%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    66%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    66%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    66%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    66%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    66%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    62%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    62%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    61%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    61%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    60%
  • GeForce GT 720
    57%
  • GeForce GT 440
    56%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    56%
  • GeForce GT 630
    52%
  • GeForce GT 710
    52%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    52%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    51%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    51%
  • GeForce 710A
    51%
  • GeForce 710M
    51%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    49%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    49%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    49%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    49%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    49%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    49%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    48%
  • GeForce GT 430
    47%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    47%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    46%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    41%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    41%
  • GeForce GT 620
    34%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    34%
  • GeForce GT 520
    26%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    26%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    26%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    26%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    25%
  • GeForce GT 610
    25%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    25%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    25%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    25%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    24%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    24%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    24%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    15%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    15%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    15%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    15%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon HD 8790M is a graphics card released by AMD on 1 Apr 2013. The graphics card houses the Mars die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 1,040 million transistors on a 28 nm, 77 mm2 die.

Radeon HD 8790M pros and cons

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Mantle
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon HD 8790MGeForce 930MXGeForce 920MXGeForce 940MX DDR3Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
Radeon HD 8790MGeForce 930MXGeForce 920MXGeForce 940MX DDR3Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
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Shader units384384384384384
ROPs816888
Graphics processorMarsGM108GM108GM108Opal
Process size28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory2048 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (1001 MHz
2002 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
Memory bus width128 bit64 bit64 bit64 bit128 bit
Memory bandwidth64.00 Gb/s14.40 Gb/s14.40 Gb/s16.02 Gb/s64.00 Gb/s
Release date1 Apr 20131 Mar 20161 Mar 20161 Jan 20166 Dec 2015

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    2450
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    2130
  • GeForce 930MX
    2050
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    1880
  • GeForce 920MX
    1730

Points (higher is better)