GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.

HD 6990M Crossfire
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5
10.34

GTX 1630 outperforms HD 6990M Crossfire by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking439388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.02
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTXTU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 July 2011 (13 years ago)28 June 2022 (2 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 cores2240512
Core clock speed715 MHz1740 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors2x1700 Million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data57.12
Floating-point processing powerno data1.828 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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:

900p99
−21.2%
120−130
+21.2%
Full HD106
−22.6%
130−140
+22.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−19%
75−80
+19%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−19%
75−80
+19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−19%
75−80
+19%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−21%
75−80
+21%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and GTX 1630 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1630 is 21% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1630 is 23% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.34 12.93
Recency 12 July 2011 28 June 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm

GTX 1630 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
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