Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro SSG

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro SSG you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro SSG will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon Pro SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro SSG has 14 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro SSG - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 760 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 990 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 50−55
ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
QHD / 1440p 7−8 27−30
4K / 2160p 5−6 16−18
low / 720p 40−45 80−85
medium / 1080p 24−27 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 142% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 5.0
Code name Blackcomb XT Vega 10
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 8 August 2017
Pipelines 1920 4096
Core clock speed 680 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2x1700 Million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 384.0
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.125
Laptop size large
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