GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 260M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI or Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is 165 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 260M SLI is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name NB9E-GTX Blackcomb XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 2 March 2009 12 July 2011
Pipelines 224 2240
Core clock speed 550 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 900 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
Laptop size large large
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