AMD Radeon HD 6990 vs AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac

AMD Radeon HD 6990 $699
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac $330
2x 1536 Shaders
4GB (2x 2GB) GDDR5
830MHz
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
800MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
3.28 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.28 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
375W
TDP
200W
Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 55% faster vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac
  • 36% slower vs Radeon HD 6990
Radeon HD 6990 - 5.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1.55
Radeon HD 7950 Mac - 3.28 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 55% faster vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac
  • 36% slower vs Radeon HD 6990
Radeon HD 6990 - 5.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1.55
Radeon HD 7950 Mac - 3.28 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 33% slower vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac
  • 50% faster vs Radeon HD 6990
Radeon HD 6990 - 160GB/s
x1
Radeon HD 7950 Mac - 240GB/s
x1.5
  • 88% higher vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac
  • 47% lower vs Radeon HD 6990
Radeon HD 6990 - 375W
x1.88
Radeon HD 7950 Mac - 200W
x1
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Family
Radeon HD 7000
Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Antilles XT
Codename
Tahiti
-
Variant
Tahiti Pro
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/8/2011
Release Date
3/7/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
40nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
2x 389 mm²
Die Size
352 mm²
Transistor Count
2x 2.6 Billion
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2x 1536 Shaders
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
2x 96 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
2x 24 CUs
Compute Units
32 CUs
830MHz
800MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
3.28 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.28 TFLOPS
FP64
1.27 TFLOPS
FP64
820 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
26.56 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
79.68 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
L1
8KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
4GB (2x 2GB)
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
160GB/s
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
240GB/s
TDP
375W
TDP
200W
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
4x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
-
-
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
No Encoders
-
Model
VCE 1.0
-
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
UVD 3.1
Model
UVD 3.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
-
-
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
5
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
115 mm (4.53 in)
Width
310 mm (12.2 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
279 mm (10.98 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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