AMD Radeon HD 6790 Video Card Review

Conclusions

The new Radeon HD 6790 is a serious competitor to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. In our tests, this new video card from AMD was up to 23% faster than its competitor, except on Far Cry 2, where both video cards achieved the same performance level. The GeForce GTX 550 Ti has as advantage at the moment: its price, which dropped since its release date. Originally sold at USD 150, you can find some models for as low as USD 125. The price of the Radeon HD 6790 will probably drop from the suggested price of USD 150 as soon as AMD partners start offering it, but this can take a couple of weeks to occur.

As promised by AMD, the Radeon HD 6790 is really between the Radeon HD 5770 and the Radeon HD 6850. So, you may also consider buying the cheaper Radeon HD 5770 (the Radeon HD 6790 was between 8% and 47% faster than the Radeon HD 5770 in our tests) or the more expensive Radeon HD 6850 (which was up to 25% faster than the Radeon HD 6790 in our tests), depending on your budget.