Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Liquid vs HD 6990M Crossfire
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 439 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 1.4 (2017) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,499 |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2240 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 409.6 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1886 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 482.8 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 27 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Vega Frontier Edition Liquid has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Liquid. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook card while Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Liquid is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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