GeForce GTX 670MX SLI vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Place in the ranking	450	455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	4.56
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Blackcomb XTX	N13E-GR
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 July 2011 (13 years ago)	1 October 2012 (12 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	2240	1920
Core clock speed	715 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	5080 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	150 Watt

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
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	2x2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2800 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11
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.

HD 6990M Crossfire 10.08
+1.6%

GTX 670MX SLI 9.92

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 6990M Crossfire 6422

GTX 670MX SLI 7042
+9.7%

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 6990M Crossfire 25759
+9.5%

GTX 670MX SLI 23526

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	99 +4.2%	95−100 −4.2%
Full HD	106 +55.9%	68 −55.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Elden Ring	27−30 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.8%	24−27 −3.8%
Valorant	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Dota 2	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Elden Ring	27−30 +3.6%	27−30 −3.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +3.8%	24−27 −3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%
World of Tanks	140−150 −15.9%	168 +15.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.1%	30−35 −3.1%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Dota 2	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
Valorant	35−40 +2.7%	35−40 −2.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +2.1%	45−50 −2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
World of Tanks	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and GTX 670MX SLI compete in popular games:

HD 6990M Crossfire is 4% faster in 900p
HD 6990M Crossfire is 56% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6990M Crossfire is 20% faster.
in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 670MX SLI is 16% faster.

All in all, in popular games: