Radeon 780M vs HD 6290

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6290 with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.

HD 6290
2011
1 GB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.23

780M outperforms HD 6290 by a whopping 6722% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1366318
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Power efficiency0.9683.15
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameCedarHawx Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 December 2011 (13 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores80768
Core clock speed650 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors292 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate5.200129.6
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs848
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMIPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6290 0.23
Radeon 780M 15.69
+6722%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6290 104
Radeon 780M 7011
+6641%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6290 179
Radeon 780M 12785
+7042%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6290 497
Radeon 780M 41622
+8275%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD6
−500%
36
+500%
1440p-0−122
4K-0−113

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−4800%
49
+4800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−1700%
210−220
+1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Dota 2 9−10
−1033%
100−110
+1033%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Dota 2 9−10
−1033%
100−110
+1033%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−625%
29
+625%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8000%
160−170
+8000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 20

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 35−40

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
Valorant 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+0%
44
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how HD 6290 and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 8000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.23 15.69
Recency 4 December 2011 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 6721.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6290 is a desktop card while Radeon 780M is a notebook one.

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