Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1162 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 33% better in God of War than Radeon HD 7990 - 48 vs 36 FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 150 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 8 vs 3 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
78.99284127375957%
Texel Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
70.21393307734503%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $999 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
