Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 6970M Crossfire vs RX 550 Mobile
Combined performance score
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX 550 Mobile by 30% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 520 | 446 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 5.17 | 6.98 |
Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | Polaris 12 | Blackcomb XT |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 21 March 2017 (7 years old) | 6 January 2011 (13 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
Current price | $294 (3.7x MSRP) | $170 |
HD 6970M Crossfire has 35% better value for money than RX 550 Mobile.
Technical specs
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 | 640 | 1920 |
Core clock speed | 1287 MHz | 680 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1476 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 2x1700 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 51.48 | no data |
Floating-point performance | 1,647 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 550 Mobile and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | large | large |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2x2 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 outputs | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
FreeSync | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11 |
Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX 550 Mobile by 30% in our combined benchmark results.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX 550 Mobile by 22% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
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 | 70−75
−34.3%
| 94
+34.3%
|
Full HD | 16
−538%
| 102
+538%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−20%
|
24−27
+20%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 18
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−33.3%
|
30−35
+33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 14
−64.3%
|
21−24
+64.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−18.8%
|
18−20
+18.8%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 10
−50%
|
14−16
+50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−20%
|
24−27
+20%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 15
−46.7%
|
21−24
+46.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−33.3%
|
30−35
+33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 10
−130%
|
21−24
+130%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
Metro Exodus | 4
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−18.8%
|
18−20
+18.8%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 8
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 13
−69.2%
|
21−24
+69.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−33.3%
|
30−35
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
Metro Exodus | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−45.5%
|
16−18
+45.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
This is how RX 550 Mobile and HD 6970M Crossfire compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 34.3% faster than RX 550 Mobile
1080p resolution:
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 538% faster than RX 550 Mobile
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 33.3% faster than the HD 6970M Crossfire.
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 275% faster than the RX 550 Mobile.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 550 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
- HD 6970M Crossfire is ahead in 65 tests (96%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 6.91 | 8.99 |
Recency | 21 March 2017 | 6 January 2011 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
The Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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