Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 5500 XT. 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 RX 5500 XT. 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 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 RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP)
130 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 5500 XT has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 13100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
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
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−35
QHD / 1440p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 115% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
70−75
ultra / 1080p
27−30
65−70
QHD / 1440p
12−14
50−55
4K / 2160p
8−9
24−27
low / 720p
70−75
120−130
medium / 1080p
35−40
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Battlefield 5 is 118% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
230−240
ultra / 1080p
120−130
210−220
QHD / 1440p
95−100
150−160
4K / 2160p
50−55
100−110
high / 768p
170−180
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT 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
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Dota 2 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
24−27
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
55−60
QHD / 1440p
20−22
35−40
4K / 2160p
8−9
20−22
low / 720p
50−55
95−100
medium / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Far Cry 5 is 115% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
85−90
ultra / 1080p
24−27
65−70
QHD / 1440p
16−18
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
120−130
210−220
medium / 1080p
70−75
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Fortnite is 105% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
35−40
80−85
ultra / 1080p
27−30
60−65
QHD / 1440p
14−16
45−50
4K / 2160p
12−14
30−35
low / 720p
70−75
130−140
medium / 1080p
40−45
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 117% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
100−110
160−170
medium / 768p
95−100
140−150
high / 1080p
40−45
90−95
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
7−8
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−11
27−30
QHD / 1440p
10−11
21−24
4K / 2160p
3−4
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
85−90
medium / 1080p
18−20
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Metro Exodus is 143% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
−
70−75
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
70−75
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 142% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
1−2
9−10
low / 720p
40−45
85−90
medium / 1080p
21−24
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
75−80
170−180
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
high / 1080p
24−27
65−70
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
4K / 2160p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
120−130
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
high / 768p
55−60
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture
Terascale 2
RDNA 1.0
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Navi 14
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
12 December 2019
Pipelines
1920
1408
Core clock speed
680 MHz
Boost Clock
1845 MHz
Transistor count
2x1700 Million
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
162.4
Length
180 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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