ATI Radeon 7000 vs HD 6990M Crossfire
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 521 | 1604 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | RV100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 19 February 2001 (24 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 183 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.55 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 3 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 183 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.928 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | no data |
| Full HD | 108 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | no data |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | no data |
| Fortnite | 55−60 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35 | no data |
| Valorant | 90−95 | no data |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | no data |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | no data |
| Dota 2 | 65−70 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | no data |
| Fortnite | 55−60 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 18−20 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | no data |
| Valorant | 90−95 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | no data |
| Dota 2 | 65−70 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | no data |
| Valorant | 90−95 | no data |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60 | no data |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | no data |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50 | no data |
| Valorant | 100−110 | no data |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | no data |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20 | no data |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | no data |
| Valorant | 45−50 | no data |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
| Dota 2 | 30−35 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16 | no data |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | no data |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 19 February 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
HD 6990M Crossfire has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon 7000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 7000 is a desktop one.
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