Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	492	450
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.07	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GM107	Blackcomb XTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years 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 cores	640	2240
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	715 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	47.04	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no data

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 size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 960M 8.77

HD 6990M Crossfire 10.08
+14.9%

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.

GTX 960M 5278

HD 6990M Crossfire 6422
+21.7%

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:

900p	95 −4.2%	99 +4.2%
Full HD	35 −203%	106 +203%
1440p	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
4K	14 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Elden Ring	24−27 −16%	27−30 +16%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	23 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Valorant	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	25 −32%	30−35 +32%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Dota 2	21 −71.4%	35−40 +71.4%
Elden Ring	24−27 −16%	27−30 +16%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −10.8%	40−45 +10.8%
Fortnite	36 −63.9%	55−60 +63.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	31 −16.1%	35−40 +16.1%
Metro Exodus	17 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	99 +26.9%	75−80 −26.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Valorant	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
World of Tanks	130−140 −11.5%	140−150 +11.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 −65%	30−35 +65%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Dota 2	30−35 −16.1%	35−40 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −10.8%	40−45 +10.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 −290%	75−80 +290%
Valorant	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Elden Ring	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −11.6%	45−50 +11.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
World of Tanks	60−65 −14.3%	70−75 +14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Metro Exodus	15 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Valorant	21−24 −13.6%	24−27 +13.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 −50%	9−10 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Fortnite	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Valorant	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

This is how GTX 960M and HD 6990M Crossfire compete in popular games:

HD 6990M Crossfire is 4% faster in 900p
HD 6990M Crossfire is 203% faster in 1080p
HD 6990M Crossfire is 7% faster in 1440p
HD 6990M Crossfire is 14% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 27% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M Crossfire is 290% faster.

All in all, in popular games: