Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro 560X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 560X, 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire stacks up against Radeon Pro 560X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 560X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 560X 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire or Radeon Pro 560X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Radeon Pro 560X
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon Pro 560X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 560X - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 560X - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 227 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 4180 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
7−8
5−6
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−33
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 14% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 560X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
220−230
medium / 768p
200−210
190−200
ultra / 1080p
120−130
110−120
QHD / 1440p
95−100
80−85
4K / 2160p
50−55
40−45
high / 768p
170−180
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
80−85
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
20−22
18−20
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−33
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 13% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 560X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Radeon Pro 560X
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Polaris 21
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
6 January 2011
5 June 2017
Pipelines
1920
1024
Core clock speed
680 MHz
907 MHz
Transistor count
2x1700 Million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
64.26
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth
81.28 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
large
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