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    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R7 A265

    When choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R7 A265, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R7 A265.
    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price
    Radeon R7 A265

    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 R7 A265
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 45 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 12−14
    medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon R7 A265
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
    Code name Blackcomb XT Opal
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2011 9 January 2014
    Pipelines 1920 384
    Core clock speed 680 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 825 MHz
    Transistor count 2x1700 Million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 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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