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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 3192 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 14% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon HD 7990 - 120 vs 105 FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 107 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)
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Game Graphics
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Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
35.52397868561279%
Texel Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
71.03218645948947%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7990 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $999 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 950 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
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