Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M390X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X 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 R9 M390X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M390X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 43 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.
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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
QHD / 1440p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
low / 720p
70−75
70−75
medium / 1080p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
230−240
medium / 768p
200−210
210−220
ultra / 1080p
120−130
120−130
QHD / 1440p
95−100
100−110
4K / 2160p
50−55
55−60
high / 768p
170−180
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
20−22
20−22
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
4K / 2160p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
75−80
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−11
10−12
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Metro Exodus is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
75−80
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M390X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
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 R9 M390X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 3
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
9 June 2015
Pipelines
1920
2048
Core clock speed
680 MHz
723 MHz
Transistor count
2x1700 Million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
92.54
Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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