Radeon HD 6990M vs ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 6990M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire outperforms HD 6990M by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 690 | 697 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.00 | 3.49 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 12 July 2011 (14 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 | 1600 | 1120 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 715 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 40.04 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.602 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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 | large | large |
| Interface | no data | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 115.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 53
−1.9%
| 54
+1.9%
|
| Full HD | 54
−11.1%
| 60
+11.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+5%
|
20−22
−5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+5%
|
20−22
−5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+5%
|
20−22
−5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
+2.5%
|
80−85
−2.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+2.5%
|
40−45
−2.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+7.7%
|
12−14
−7.7%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+2.5%
|
40−45
−2.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+7.7%
|
12−14
−7.7%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+4.1%
|
45−50
−4.1%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+4.3%
|
21−24
−4.3%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and HD 6990M compete in popular games:
- HD 6990M is 2% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M is 11% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire performs better in 27 tests (45%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (55%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 4.55 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 12 July 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 100 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 6990M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 20% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 6990M.
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