GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. 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 GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire. 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 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 513 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name N17P-G1 Blackcomb XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2017 12 July 2011
Pipelines 384 2240
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
Laptop size large
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