Tuesday, April 5, 2011

AMD Launches Radeon HD 6790

AMD has formalized its new map-based graphics chipset Bart on the Radeon HD 6790. The reference model of manufacturer then embeds a GPU clocked at 840 MHz and equipped with 800 stream processors and 40 texture units. Also found on this card 1 GB of GDDR5 memory running at 1050 MHz on a 256-bit bus. Compatible CrossFireX, the Radeon HD 6790 is equipped with four or five outings (two DVI, one HDMI and one or two DisplayPort).

We note in passing that the various partners of AMD have a certain degree of customization for this model, particularly in the cooling system. Launched on the graphics card segment to $ 150, the Radeon HD 6790 is therefore compete with the GeForce GTX 550 NVIDIA Ti, unveiled just weeks ago.

In practice, it seems that the Radeon outperforms the GeForce in terms of performance and consumption ...

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