Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, including specs and performance data.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.06
+98%

RX 570 outperforms HD 6970M Crossfire by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking301475
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.28no data
Power efficiency10.46no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code namePolaris 20Blackcomb XT
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20481920
Core clock speed1168 MHz680 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate159.2no data
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX 570 18.06
+98%
HD 6970M Crossfire 9.12

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.

RX 570 18967
+242%
HD 6970M Crossfire 5542

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 570 45560
+101%
HD 6970M Crossfire 22667

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:

900p180−190
+91.5%
94
−91.5%
Full HD83
−21.7%
101
+21.7%
1440p49
+104%
24−27
−104%
4K28
+100%
14−16
−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.04no data
1440p3.45no data
4K6.04no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+182%
21−24
−182%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Battlefield 5 106
+279%
27−30
−279%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+258%
18−20
−258%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 80
+281%
21−24
−281%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+240%
24−27
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 257
+321%
60−65
−321%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+74.5%
50−55
−74.5%
Metro Exodus 101
+261%
27−30
−261%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+96%
24−27
−96%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+300%
30−33
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 94
+327%
21−24
−327%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Battlefield 5 98
+250%
27−30
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+232%
18−20
−232%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 69
+229%
21−24
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+144%
24−27
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+318%
60−65
−318%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+74.5%
50−55
−74.5%
Metro Exodus 82
+193%
27−30
−193%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+96%
24−27
−96%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+64%
24−27
−64%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+50%
21−24
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+137%
18−20
−137%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 46
+119%
21−24
−119%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+23%
60−65
−23%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+74.5%
50−55
−74.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+72%
24−27
−72%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+96%
24−27
−96%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+239%
18−20
−239%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+193%
14−16
−193%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+300%
9−10
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+282%
35−40
−282%
Hitman 3 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Metro Exodus 48
+269%
12−14
−269%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+86.2%
55−60
−86.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+275%
8−9
−275%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+250%
6−7
−250%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+151%
35−40
−151%
Metro Exodus 29
+314%
7−8
−314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+367%
6−7
−367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+255%
10−12
−255%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

This is how RX 570 and HD 6970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 91% faster in 900p
  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 104% faster in 1440p
  • RX 570 is 100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 570 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 570 surpassed HD 6970M Crossfire in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.06 9.12
Recency 18 April 2017 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm

RX 570 has a 98% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a notebook one.


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