Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN Z with Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, including specs and performance data.
GTX TITAN Z outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 238 | 440 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 4.27 | no data |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | GK110B | Blackcomb XTX |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 28 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 12 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 5760 | 2240 |
Core clock speed | 705 MHz | 715 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 2x1700 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 210.2 | no data |
Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS | no data |
ROPs | 48 | no data |
TMUs | 240 | 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 | no data | large |
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 3-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
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 | 12 GB | 2x2 GB |
Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 900 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 672 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | no data |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
HDCP | + | - |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Blu Ray 3D | + | - |
3D Gaming | + | - |
3D Vision | + | - |
3D Vision Live | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
CUDA | + | - |
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 | 220−230
+122%
| 99
−122%
|
Full HD | 230−240
+117%
| 106
−117%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 13.04 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how GTX TITAN Z and HD 6990M Crossfire compete in popular games:
- GTX TITAN Z is 122% faster in 900p
- GTX TITAN Z is 117% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 23.18 | 10.34 |
Recency | 28 May 2014 | 12 July 2011 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
GTX TITAN Z has a 124.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX TITAN Z is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN Z is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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