Quadro RTX 6000 vs Radeon HD 7990

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 with Quadro RTX 6000, including specs and performance data.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
14.44

RTX 6000 outperforms HD 7990 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.515.32
Power efficiency2.6412.78
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameMaltaTU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date24 April 2013 (11 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 252% 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 cores20484608
Core clock speed950 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0509.8
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs128288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s672.0 GB/s

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-DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
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 6000 48.46
+236%

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 6000 18674
+236%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.44 48.46
Recency 24 April 2013 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 260 Watt

RTX 6000 has a 235.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 44.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7990 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7990 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation 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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