FirePro W7100 vs Radeon HD 6990M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and Radeon HD 6990M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W7100 and Radeon HD 6990M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6990M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7100 has 300% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 205 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 4100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Terascale 2
Code name Tonga Blackcomb XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 12 July 2011
Pipelines 1792 1120
Core clock speed 920 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 40.04
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 1,601.6 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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