ATI Radeon E4690 vs HD 7970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with Radeon E4690, including specs and performance data.
HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms E4690 by a whopping 1391% 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 | 399 | 1166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.57 | 2.49 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | RV730 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2009 (16 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 | 2560 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 19.20 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | MXM-II |
| Width | no data | MXM Module |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.0 |
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 | 132
+1550%
| 8−9
−1550%
|
| Full HD | 102
+1600%
| 6−7
−1600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+1500%
|
4−5
−1500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+1500%
|
3−4
−1500%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1425%
|
4−5
−1425%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+1433%
|
3−4
−1433%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+1700%
|
3−4
−1700%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+1425%
|
8−9
−1425%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+1500%
|
4−5
−1500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
+1542%
|
12−14
−1542%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+1450%
|
6−7
−1450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+1500%
|
3−4
−1500%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1425%
|
4−5
−1425%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+1433%
|
3−4
−1433%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+1733%
|
3−4
−1733%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+1700%
|
3−4
−1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+1425%
|
8−9
−1425%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+1500%
|
4−5
−1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+1450%
|
6−7
−1450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+1500%
|
3−4
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1425%
|
4−5
−1425%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+1700%
|
3−4
−1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+1425%
|
8−9
−1425%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+1457%
|
7−8
−1457%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1467%
|
9−10
−1467%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+1400%
|
10−11
−1400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1700%
|
2−3
−1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+1520%
|
5−6
−1520%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+1667%
|
3−4
−1667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and ATI E4690 compete in popular games:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 1550% faster in 900p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 1600% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.46 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 1 June 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 30 Watt |
HD 7970M Crossfire has a 1391% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
ATI E4690, on the other hand, has 567% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E4690 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while Radeon E4690 is a desktop one.
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