GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

HD 6990M Crossfire
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5
9.42

RTX 5060 outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking465269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data8.58
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTXGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 July 2011 (13 years ago)March 2025

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 cores22404608
Core clock speed715 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors2x1700 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data362.9
Floating-point processing powerno data23.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1

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:

900p99
−112%
210−220
+112%
Full HD106
−108%
220−230
+108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−109%
65−70
+109%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−105%
80−85
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−133%
55−60
+133%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−119%
55−60
+119%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
Valorant 35−40
−130%
85−90
+130%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−109%
65−70
+109%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Dota 2 35−40
−111%
70−75
+111%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−72.5%
65−70
+72.5%
Fortnite 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−105%
80−85
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−133%
55−60
+133%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−119%
55−60
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−123%
65−70
+123%
Valorant 35−40
−130%
85−90
+130%
World of Tanks 140−150
−68.8%
230−240
+68.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−109%
65−70
+109%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Dota 2 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−72.5%
65−70
+72.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−105%
80−85
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−133%
55−60
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Valorant 35−40
−130%
85−90
+130%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
Dota 2 12−14
−183%
30−35
+183%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−111%
95−100
+111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
World of Tanks 70−75
−104%
140−150
+104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−176%
55−60
+176%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−167%
45−50
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Valorant 24−27
−129%
55−60
+129%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Dota 2 20−22
−80%
35−40
+80%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−129%
60−65
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Fortnite 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Valorant 10−11
−160%
24−27
+160%

This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 112% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5060 is 108% 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 RTX 5060 is 220% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5060 surpassed HD 6990M Crossfire in all 45 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.42 20.41
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

RTX 5060 has a 116.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.


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