ATI Mobility Radeon vs HD 6990M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Mobility Radeon, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6990M Crossfire outperforms ATI Mobility by a whopping 677% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 439 | 1023 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | M6 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 December 2001 (22 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 | 2240 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 144 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.43 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 3 |
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 | AGP 4x |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 144 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.304 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 99
+725%
| 12−14
−725%
|
| Full HD | 106
+783%
| 12−14
−783%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+713%
|
8−9
−713%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+800%
|
6−7
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+688%
|
8−9
−688%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+713%
|
8−9
−713%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+800%
|
6−7
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+688%
|
8−9
−688%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+713%
|
8−9
−713%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+800%
|
6−7
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+688%
|
8−9
−688%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+760%
|
5−6
−760%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+786%
|
7−8
−786%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+740%
|
5−6
−740%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and ATI Mobility compete in popular games:
- HD 6990M Crossfire is 725% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M Crossfire is 783% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.34 | 1.33 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 1 December 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
HD 6990M Crossfire has a 677.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon in performance tests.
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