Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Blackcomb XT Bristol Ridge
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2011 1 June 2016
Pipelines 1920 384
Core clock speed 680 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 2x1700 Million 3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Shared memory - +
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Laptop size large medium sized
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