UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Radeon HD 6990M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6990M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.24

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms HD 6990M by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking610538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.63no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameBlackcombAlder Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 July 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 cores112064
Core clock speed715 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate40.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.602 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs56no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth115.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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 6990M 5.24
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.20
+37.4%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 5039
+56.1%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+24.1%

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
−29.6%
70−75
+29.6%
Full HD58
+176%
21
−176%
1440p8−9
−50%
12
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−100%
18
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−200%
18
+200%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−66.7%
15
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−42.4%
45−50
+42.4%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.9%
50−55
+14.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−150%
15
+150%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−42.4%
45−50
+42.4%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−36.8%
26
+36.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.9%
50−55
+14.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−42.4%
45−50
+42.4%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+94.1%
17
−94.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−5.3%
20
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+63.6%
11
−63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.9%
50−55
+14.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−92.3%
24−27
+92.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−156%
21−24
+156%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD 6990M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 30% faster in 900p
  • HD 6990M is 176% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 50% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M is 94% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6990M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 65 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.24 7.20
Recency 12 July 2011 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 37.4% 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 6990M in performance tests.


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