AMD Radeon HD 6990M vs NVIDIA Quadro P500

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Performance
Radeon HD 6990M7% better
3,2273% of 104,598
Quadro P500
3,0223% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6990M has 7% better performance than the Quadro P500 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6990M
No data available
Quadro P500
No data available

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6990M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6990M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q3 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Blackcomb) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6990M has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 900 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 115.2 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6990M includes 1,120 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 715 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 56 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 32 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 100 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6990M has the 291st best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 3.09% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA Quadro P500 GPU

The NVIDIA Quadro P500 is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2018. It is built on the Pascal GPU microarchitecture (codename GP108) and is manufactured on a 14 nm process.

Memory

The P500 has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,253 MHz memory clock and a 64 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 40.1 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The P500 includes 256 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,455 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,519 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 16 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 16 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 18 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The P500 has the 300th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.89% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Pascal
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ3 2011Q1 2018
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6990M or the NVIDIA Quadro P500.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6990M7% better
3,2273% of 104,598
Quadro P500
3,0223% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6990M has 7% better performance than the Quadro P500 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6990M is ranked 291st with a score of 3,227, and the Quadro P500 is ranked 300th with a score of 3,022.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6990M
No data available
Quadro P500
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 6990M and the Quadro P500 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon HD 6990M or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon R9 M3753,314+3%
GeForce 945M3,309.5+3%
Radeon R9 M2753,261+1%
Radeon HD 6990M3,227
GeForce GTX 675M3,218-0%
GeForce GTX 580M3,116.5-3%
FirePro W5130M3,106-4%
Quadro P5003,022-6%
Radeon HD 8870M2,986-7%
GeForce 845M2,973-8%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
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12,868
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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2,254.5
3DMark 11 Performance Score
3,535
(+5.9%)
3,338
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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82.5
PassMark G3D Mark
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1,603
PassMark G2D Mark
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242
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
CodenameBlackcombGP108
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Pascal
Process Size40 nm14 nm
Transistors1,700 million1,800 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
Memory Size2 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth115.2 Gb/s40.1 Gb/s
Memory Clock900 MHz1,253 MHz
Memory Interface256 bit64 bit
L1 Cache8 KB48 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
Bus InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)100 W18 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
Stream Processors (SP)1,120--
CUDA Cores--256
Compute Units (CU)14--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--2
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)5616
Render Output Units (ROP)3216
Core Clock Speed715 MHz1,455 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)--1,519 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
Pixel Fill Rate22.88 GPixel/s24.3 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate40.04 GTexel/s24.3 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1.6 TFLOPS777.7 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--24.3 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6990MQuadro P500
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
OpenCL1.23.0
OpenGL4.44.6
Shader Model5.06.7

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.