Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs HD 6970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 560X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6970M Crossfire
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5
9.01

RX 560X Mobile outperforms HD 6970M Crossfire by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking487427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.44
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTPolaris 21
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 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 cores19201024
Core clock speed680 MHz1275 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1202 MHz
Number of transistors2x1700 Million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data81.60
Floating-point processing powerno data2.611 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data64

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1450 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data92.8 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 9.01
RX 560X Mobile 10.82
+20.1%

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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 5542
RX 560X Mobile 8212
+48.2%

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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 22667
+14.3%
RX 560X Mobile 19829

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:

900p94
−17%
110−120
+17%
Full HD98
+188%
34
−188%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−12.5%
18
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−27.8%
23
+27.8%
Elden Ring 24−27
−19.2%
31
+19.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35
+20.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−41.7%
51
+41.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−62.5%
39
+62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%
Valorant 30−35
−47.1%
50
+47.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−51.7%
44
+51.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+20%
15
−20%
Dota 2 30−35
−46.9%
47
+46.9%
Elden Ring 24−27
−7.7%
28
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+35.7%
28
−35.7%
Fortnite 50−55
+6%
50
−6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−16.7%
42
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−12.5%
36
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−8.3%
26
+8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−42.3%
101
+42.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Valorant 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
World of Tanks 130−140
+9%
122
−9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−6.9%
31
+6.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+157%
7
−157%
Dota 2 30−35
−106%
66
+106%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−15.8%
40−45
+15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−2.8%
37
+2.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+145%
29
−145%
Valorant 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Elden Ring 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−15.9%
50−55
+15.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
World of Tanks 65−70
−18.5%
75−80
+18.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Valorant 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Dota 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Elden Ring 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−23.1%
30−35
+23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Fortnite 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Valorant 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%

This is how HD 6970M Crossfire and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 560X Mobile is 17% faster in 900p
  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 188% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 157% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 560X Mobile is 106% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6970M Crossfire is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
  • RX 560X Mobile is ahead in 54 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.01 10.82
Recency 6 January 2011 11 April 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm

RX 560X Mobile has a 20.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in performance tests.


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