Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs RX 5500 XT

Place in the ranking	238	451
Place by popularity	97	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.97	no data
Power efficiency	12.57	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Blackcomb XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 December 2019 (5 years ago)	12 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1408	2240
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	715 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	162.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.196 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	88	no 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.73
+135%

HD 6990M Crossfire 10.08

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.

RX 5500 XT 19499
+204%

HD 6990M Crossfire 6422

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.

RX 5500 XT 68429
+166%

HD 6990M Crossfire 25759

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:

900p	230−240 +132%	99 −132%
Full HD	77 −37.7%	106 +37.7%
1440p	42 +163%	16−18 −163%
4K	25 +150%	10−12 −150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.19	no data
1440p	4.02	no data
4K	6.76	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	66 +247%	18−20 −247%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +290%	20−22 −290%
Elden Ring	78 +169%	27−30 −169%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +121%	30−35 −121%
Counter-Strike 2	50 +163%	18−20 −163%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +180%	20−22 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +233%	40−45 −233%
Metro Exodus	99 +267%	27−30 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	108 +300%	27−30 −300%
Valorant	139 +266%	35−40 −266%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +121%	30−35 −121%
Counter-Strike 2	41 +116%	18−20 −116%
Cyberpunk 2077	42 +110%	20−22 −110%
Dota 2	112 +211%	35−40 −211%
Elden Ring	94 +224%	27−30 −224%
Far Cry 5	43 +4.9%	40−45 −4.9%
Fortnite	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +170%	40−45 −170%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +161%	35−40 −161%
Metro Exodus	66 +144%	27−30 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +94.9%	75−80 −94.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Valorant	84 +121%	35−40 −121%
World of Tanks	250−260 +73.8%	140−150 −73.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +121%	30−35 −121%
Counter-Strike 2	35 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +80%	20−22 −80%
Dota 2	143 +297%	35−40 −297%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +80.5%	40−45 −80.5%
Forza Horizon 4	95 +138%	40−45 −138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +94.9%	75−80 −94.9%
Valorant	114 +200%	35−40 −200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	44 +238%	12−14 −238%
Elden Ring	51 +264%	14−16 −264%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 +238%	12−14 −238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +263%	45−50 −263%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
World of Tanks	150−160 +119%	70−75 −119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +153%	18−20 −153%
Counter-Strike 2	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +171%	7−8 −171%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +209%	21−24 −209%
Forza Horizon 4	66 +200%	21−24 −200%
Metro Exodus	60 +216%	18−20 −216%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +183%	12−14 −183%
Valorant	91 +264%	24−27 −264%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Dota 2	42 +110%	20−22 −110%
Elden Ring	20 +233%	6−7 −233%
Grand Theft Auto V	42 +110%	20−22 −110%
Metro Exodus	19 +217%	6−7 −217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +148%	27−30 −148%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 +110%	20−22 −110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Dota 2	78 +290%	20−22 −290%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Fortnite	27−30 +164%	10−12 −164%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +192%	12−14 −192%
Valorant	25 +150%	10−11 −150%