UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Radeon HD 6290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6290 with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

HD 6290
2011
1 GB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.27

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms HD 6290 by a whopping 2570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1347544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.97no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameCedarAlder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 December 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years 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 cores8064
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Boost clock speed400 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors292 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data

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 x16no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
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 HDMIno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6290 0.27
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.21
+2570%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 5039
+2715%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+3672%

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
−250%
21
+250%
1440p-0−111

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−800%
18
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Hitman 3 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−92.9%
50−55
+92.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
11
+450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−550%
26
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−92.9%
50−55
+92.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
17
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−400%
20
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−92.9%
50−55
+92.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Hitman 3 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD 6290 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 250% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 7.21
Recency 4 December 2011 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 2570.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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 UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.


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