AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB Review

Written by Harry Butler

March 8, 2011 | 07:57

Tags: #12in #6990 #directx-11 #dual-gpu #eyefinity #hd-6990 #overclocking #radeon-hd-6990

Companies: #amd #ati

Just Cause 2

Publisher: Eidos

From our Just Cause 2 review:

'What makes Just Cause 2 shine is the fact that players are innately anarchic and that the weapons function as a toolbox for embracing that – not the level of polish with which the game has been assembled.

There are far better story driven shooters out there if you’re primarily interested in fighting, but if you’re willing to step away from the beaten path and motivate yourself to see what Just Cause 2 has to offer then you’ll have a lot of fun. It’s far better to be driven by the curiosity of what’s on the next island than the barked orders of a Texan stereotype, and it's far more fun to spend time messing around with the grappling hook than actually trying to follow the storyline.
'

We run the game at its maximum graphical settings, with motion blur disabled. GPU water effects and the BOKEH filter are also disabled, as these are Nvidia-exclusive graphical options. A 60-second FRAPs run is then taken from within the Concrete Jungle in-game benchmark.

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Just Cause 2

1,680 x 1,050 0x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
    • 79
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    • 43
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    • 34
    • 45
    • 30
    • 42
    • 30
    • 48
    • 28
    • 39
    • 25
    • 41
    • 25
    • 33
    • 22
0
10
20
30
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60
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Just Cause 2

1,680 x 1,050 4x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
    • 77
    • 46
    • 67
    • 44
    • 57
    • 38
    • 54
    • 33
    • 51
    • 33
    • 50
    • 33
    • 46
    • 30
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    • 28
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    • 28
    • 38
    • 26
    • 44
    • 25
    • 36
    • 24
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    • 20
    • 34
    • 19
    • 28
    • 18
0
10
20
30
40
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60
70
80
Frame Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Just Cause 2

1,920 x 1,200 0x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
    • 77
    • 46
    • 69
    • 43
    • 55
    • 34
    • 53
    • 33
    • 50
    • 32
    • 43
    • 31
    • 46
    • 31
    • 47
    • 30
    • 47
    • 29
    • 47
    • 29
    • 43
    • 29
    • 39
    • 26
    • 36
    • 25
    • 41
    • 25
    • 34
    • 20
    • 30
    • 20
    • 32
    • 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Frame Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Just Cause 2

1,920 x 1,200 4x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
    • 74
    • 45
    • 58
    • 35
    • 49
    • 33
    • 45
    • 29
    • 46
    • 27
    • 45
    • 27
    • 40
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    • 25
    • 39
    • 25
    • 36
    • 24
    • 33
    • 21
    • 31
    • 21
    • 36
    • 21
    • 30
    • 16
    • 28
    • 16
    • 24
    • 15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Frame Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Just Cause 2

2,560 x 1,600 0x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • ATI Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
    • 66
    • 37
    • 39
    • 30
    • 48
    • 29
    • 38
    • 26
    • 34
    • 22
    • 33
    • 22
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    • 34
    • 21
    • 30
    • 20
    • 27
    • 18
    • 29
    • 17
    • 25
    • 17
    • 28
    • 16
    • 21
    • 13
    • 20
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    • 20
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Frame Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Just Cause 2

2,560 x 1,600 4x AA 16xAF, DirectX 10, Maximum Detail

  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB
  • AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB
    • 57
    • 32
    • 41
    • 23
    • 34
    • 21
    • 32
    • 20
    • 30
    • 19
    • 28
    • 18
    • 28
    • 18
    • 27
    • 18
    • 29
    • 16
    • 26
    • 15
    • 25
    • 15
    • 23
    • 15
    • 24
    • 14
    • 21
    • 13
    • 19
    • 11
    • 17
    • 9
    • 16
    • 9
0
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Frame Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

For an explanation of what these numbers mean, head to the Results Analysis page.
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