While the GeForce GTX 590 was faster than the Radeon HD 6990 at 1920x1200, it was 9% slower at 2560x1600. Averaging 79fps, the GTX 590 was 61% faster than the HD 6970, just 16% faster than the old Radeon HD 5970, and 55% faster than the GeForce GTX 580. Splinter Cell: Conviction We relied on Fraps to measure in-game performance recording 60 seconds of the first level, “Merchant’s Street Market”. The highest visual quality settings were used along with 4xAA/16xAF. When testing with Splinter Cell Conviction at 2560x1600, the GeForce GTX 590 was only 3% faster than the Radeon HD 6990 and 8% faster than the old HD 5970. Meanwhile, it topped the HD 6970 by 65% GTX 580 by 48%.