RTX A4000 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire with RTX A4000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4000 Mobile outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by a whopping 286% 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 | 516 | 159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 23.44 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 268.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 17.2 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 80 |
| TMUs | no data | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−254%
| 350−400
+254%
|
| Full HD | 108
−270%
| 400−450
+270%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−304%
|
190−200
+304%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−332%
|
80−85
+332%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−205%
|
120−130
+205%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−304%
|
190−200
+304%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−332%
|
80−85
+332%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40
−213%
|
110−120
+213%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
−280%
|
110−120
+280%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−179%
|
150−160
+179%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−243%
|
130−140
+243%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
−300%
|
110−120
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−330%
|
140−150
+330%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−137%
|
210−220
+137%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−205%
|
120−130
+205%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−304%
|
190−200
+304%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−97.2%
|
270−280
+97.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−332%
|
80−85
+332%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−110%
|
140−150
+110%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40
−213%
|
110−120
+213%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
−280%
|
110−120
+280%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−179%
|
150−160
+179%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−243%
|
130−140
+243%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
−300%
|
110−120
+300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−256%
|
120−130
+256%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
−361%
|
80−85
+361%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−330%
|
140−150
+330%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−408%
|
120−130
+408%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−137%
|
210−220
+137%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−205%
|
120−130
+205%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−332%
|
80−85
+332%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−110%
|
140−150
+110%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40
−213%
|
110−120
+213%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
−280%
|
110−120
+280%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−243%
|
130−140
+243%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−330%
|
140−150
+330%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−408%
|
120−130
+408%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−137%
|
210−220
+137%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
−179%
|
150−160
+179%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−412%
|
85−90
+412%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
−254%
|
240−250
+254%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
−500%
|
70−75
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
−410%
|
50−55
+410%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−265%
|
170−180
+265%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−141%
|
240−250
+141%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−323%
|
90−95
+323%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−471%
|
40−45
+471%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−347%
|
85−90
+347%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−350%
|
95−100
+350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−400%
|
65−70
+400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−384%
|
90−95
+384%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−275%
|
75−80
+275%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−540%
|
30−35
+540%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−450%
|
55−60
+450%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−352%
|
210−220
+352%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−409%
|
55−60
+409%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−209%
|
100−110
+209%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 8−9
−425%
|
40−45
+425%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−411%
|
45−50
+411%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−340%
|
65−70
+340%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−400%
|
45−50
+400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−400%
|
45−50
+400%
|
This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and RTX A4000 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A4000 Mobile is 254% faster in 900p
- RTX A4000 Mobile is 270% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4000 Mobile is 1233% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX A4000 Mobile surpassed HD 6990M Crossfire in all 64 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.06 | 34.95 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 12 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A4000 Mobile has a 285.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4000 Mobile 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 graphics card while RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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