AMD Radeon HD 7990 Review. Specifications and Benchmark Results

It is time to review AMD Radeon HD 7990 performance. The base clock speed is 950 MHz, whilst its speed in turbo boost and supplementary overclocking (maximum) is 1000 MHz.

AMD Radeon HD 7990 process technology is 28 nm that is a good result of the release date.

AMD manufacture has equipped graphic chips with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth and 950 MHz clock speed. AMD Radeon HD 7990 maximum memory is 3 GB.

We recommend you learn all technical specifications in separate sections for a common understanding and high-speed of AMD Radeon HD 7990.

5.0 Out of 10 CMPTEK score

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General Information

Here is the release date, code name, core architecture, launch and current price. It is the general information to start learning AMD Radeon HD 7990.

Place in performance rating:		183
Value for money (0-100):		6.43
Architecture:		GCN 1.0
Code name:		Malta
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		24 April 2013
Launch price (MSRP):		$999
Price now:		$990

Technical Specifications

Here are key features that determine AMD Radeon HD 7990 performance in benchmarks and other apps. The higher the figures are, the better it is. Please pay attention to all the characteristics provided. For example, the clock frequency directly affects the high-speed, and processing data and performing calculations (e.g, for mining) depend on the number of transistors. Also, check the TDP figure, because modern graphics cards may require a powerful PSU.

Pipelines:		2048
Core clock speed:		950 MHz
Boost Clock:		1000 MHz
Transistor count:		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		375 Watt
Texture fill rate:		128.0
Floating-point performance:		2x 4,096 gflops

Dimensions and Compatibility

Nowadays, it is very important to know the dimensions - length, width and height of a desktop graphics card - and understand which power connector is included in the package. Also, please pay attention to the PCIe interface.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length:		307 mm
Supplementary power connectors:		2x 8-pin

RAM Frequency and Speed

Graphics Card Ram is a key element in computing and data storage - type, size, clock frequency and bandwidth - that directly affect the speed of work in gaming and working apps, which are currently quite demanding on graphics card resources. Note please the memory standard. The higher it is, the better it is. Let's learn more about AMD Radeon HD 7990 video memory specifications.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		3 GB
Memory bus width:		384 Bit
Memory clock speed:		6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		288.0 GB/s

Port and Display Support

In most cases, today all the problems connector compatibility can be solved with adapters or backwards-compatible cables such as HDMI / DVI. But, for general information, you learn below which ports are supported by AMD Radeon HD 7990.

Display Connectors:		1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort

API support

Here are general standards for DirectX and other unified complexes for the development of 3D images supported by AMD Radeon HD 7990 .

DirectX:		12 (11_1)
OpenGL:		4.6

Overall AMD Radeon HD 7990 Gaming Performance

Find out to what extent AMD Radeon HD 7990 is suitable for gaming! We have compiled a database of popular games and their system requirements* that allows you to quickly and easily estimate its gaming performance at different screen resolutions. Graphics card gaming test is based on FPS. * There is a little margin error in the estimation of data.

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5	Stutter – How graphics cards operate in the game is being examined for the time being. As per interpolation of the similar graphics cards showing low frame rates, the game is possible to lag.
	May Stutter – How graphics cards operate in the game is being examined for the time being. As per interpolation of the similar graphics cards showing low frame rates, the game is possible to lag.
30	Fluent – In considering all graphics benchmarks, the game speed is likely to be 25 fps or more.
40	Fluent – In considering all graphics benchmarks, the game speed is likely to be 35 fps or more.
60	Fluent – In considering all graphics benchmarks, the game speed is likely to be 58 fps or more.
	May Run Fluently – How graphics cards operate in the game is being examined for the time being. As per interpolation of the similar graphics cards showing low frame rates, the game is possible to lag.
?	Uncertain – The graphics card testing has revealed a slower card might ensure a high and stable frame rate.
	Uncertain – How graphics cards operate in the game is being examined for the time being. The interpolation in the same category is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon HD 7990 in Benchmarks

Let's sum up the review by comparing the benchmarks results of AMD Radeon HD 7990 5 competitive models similar in technical specifications. The first block is the overall result for all benchmarks, then all the others, which this particular model was tested on. The higher the benchmark score, the faster a video card performs in graphics apps and modern games. If you have any additional questions, please leave them in the comments, we will definitely help!