Arc A580 vs Radeon HD 6990M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.

HD 6990M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.24

Arc A580 outperforms HD 6990M by a whopping 476% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking610182
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Power efficiency3.6311.95
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameBlackcombDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 July 2011 (13 years ago)10 October 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 cores11203072
Core clock speed715 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate40.04384.0
Floating-point processing power1.602 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs56192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s512.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
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. 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 6990M 5.24
Arc A580 30.19
+476%

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 6990M 3227
Arc A580 35210
+991%

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 6990M 15113
Arc A580 95677
+533%

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:

900p54
−456%
300−350
+456%
Full HD58
−82.8%
106
+82.8%
1440p10−12
−490%
59
+490%
4K5−6
−580%
34
+580%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−636%
103
+636%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1317%
85
+1317%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−664%
80−85
+664%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−580%
100−110
+580%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−497%
190−200
+497%
Hitman 3 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−418%
170−180
+418%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−908%
130−140
+908%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−711%
150−160
+711%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−181%
130−140
+181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−629%
102
+629%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1117%
73
+1117%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−664%
80−85
+664%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−580%
100−110
+580%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−497%
190−200
+497%
Hitman 3 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−418%
170−180
+418%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−908%
130−140
+908%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−1026%
214
+1026%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−378%
85−90
+378%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−181%
130−140
+181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−357%
64
+357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−664%
80−85
+664%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−164%
87
+164%
Hitman 3 10−12
−709%
85−90
+709%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−230%
109
+230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−832%
177
+832%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−278%
68
+278%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−27.7%
60
+27.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−710%
80−85
+710%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−700%
60−65
+700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−980%
54
+980%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 51
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1669%
230−240
+1669%
Hitman 3 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−625%
87
+625%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2933%
91
+2933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1275%
55
+1275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−500%
190−200
+500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−700%
70−75
+700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1989%
180−190
+1989%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6000%
61
+6000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35
+1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1300%
56
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−517%
35−40
+517%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+0%
73
+0%

This is how HD 6990M and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is 456% faster in 900p
  • Arc A580 is 83% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A580 is 490% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A580 is 580% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 6000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is ahead in 63 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.24 30.19
Recency 12 July 2011 10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 175 Watt

HD 6990M has 75% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 476.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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