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MSI Radeon HD 6790 (part number R6790-PM2D1GD5) desktop Graphics Processing Unit was introduced in April 2011. The card is based on AMD Radeon HD 6790, and manufactured on 40 nm technology. The cards graphics frequency is 840 MHz. It also has 800 stream processors, 32 color ROPs, together with 40 texture units. The Radeon HD 6790 incorporates 1 GB of GDDR5 memory. Because the memory runs at 1.05 GHz, and utilizes 256 bit bus, the effective memory bandwidth is 134.4 GB/s. The GPU supports PCI Express 2.1 interface, and uses 2 motherboard slots. This model needs up to 150 Watt of power, on a par with the reference design. The MSI Radeon HD 6790 supports crossfire technology, and can be paired with a similar card for an extra 3D graphics and game performance.
Below you will find more detailed specs of the MSI Radeon HD 6790 GPU.