GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon HD 7990

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 and GeForce RTX 2060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
14.44

RTX 2060 outperforms HD 7990 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking362131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5140.45
Power efficiency2.6415.73
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameMaltaTU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 April 2013 (11 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 2579% better value for money than HD 7990.

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 cores20481920
Core clock speed950 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1680 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0201.6
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs128120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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 7990 14.44
RTX 2060 36.71
+154%

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 7990 5565
RTX 2060 14145
+154%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7990 15540
RTX 2060 19338
+24.4%

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 HD45−50
−164%
119
+164%
1440p30−35
−157%
77
+157%
4K18−20
−161%
47
+161%

Cost per frame, $

1080p22.202.93
1440p33.304.53
4K55.507.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+0%
92
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+0%
205
+0%
Hitman 3 98
+0%
98
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
+0%
248
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 191
+0%
191
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
+0%
254
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
+0%
131
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 194
+0%
194
+0%
Hitman 3 96
+0%
96
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 247
+0%
247
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Hitman 3 81
+0%
81
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+0%
120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+0%
45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+0%
51
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
+0%
28
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how HD 7990 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 164% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 157% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 161% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.44 36.71
Recency 24 April 2013 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 2060 has a 154.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7990 in performance tests.


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