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    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R5 M435

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R5 M435 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 M435 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price
    Radeon R5 M435

    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:

    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon R5 M435
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R5 M435 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 M435 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R5 M435 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R5 M435 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 M435 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 M435 is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 10−12
    medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than Radeon R5 M435.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon R5 M435
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
    Code name Blackcomb XT Jet
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2011 15 May 2016
    Pipelines 1920 320
    Core clock speed 680 MHz 780 MHz
    Boost Clock 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 2x1700 Million 690 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.60
    Floating-point performance 547.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 36 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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