Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs Arc 7-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 7-Core iGPU and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc 7-Core iGPU
2023
17.59
+70.1%

Arc 7-Core iGPU outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking304440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUBlackcomb XTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)12 July 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores72240
Core clock speedno data715 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm40 nm

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2x2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Shared memory+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_211

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc 7-Core iGPU 17.59
+70.1%
HD 6990M Crossfire 10.34

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc 7-Core iGPU 11498
+79%
HD 6990M Crossfire 6422

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Arc 7-Core iGPU 37719
+46.4%
HD 6990M Crossfire 25759

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p160−170
+61.6%
99
−61.6%
Full HD36
−194%
106
+194%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+80.6%
30−35
−80.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+57.4%
50−55
−57.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+90.3%
30−35
−90.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+75%
30−35
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+80.6%
30−35
−80.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+57.4%
50−55
−57.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+90.3%
30−35
−90.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+68.8%
30−35
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+53.8%
24−27
−53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+57.4%
50−55
−57.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+37.5%
30−35
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
−13%
24−27
+13%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+116%
40−45
−116%
Hitman 3 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+67.7%
60−65
−67.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+110%
40−45
−110%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Arc 7-Core iGPU and HD 6990M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Core iGPU is 62% faster in 900p
  • HD 6990M Crossfire is 194% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 7-Core iGPU is 200% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M Crossfire is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Core iGPU is ahead in 65 tests (90%)
  • HD 6990M Crossfire is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.59 10.34
Recency 14 December 2023 12 July 2011
Chip lithography 5 nm 40 nm

Arc 7-Core iGPU has a 70.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in performance tests.


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