Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Tesla M6
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Tesla M6, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire stacks up against Tesla M6, check out specs charts below.
Tesla M6
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
Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Tesla M6 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 4112 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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
20−22
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−12
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
50−55
QHD / 1440p
12−14
35−40
4K / 2160p
8−9
20−22
low / 720p
70−75
110−120
medium / 1080p
35−40
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Battlefield 5 is 87% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Tesla M6 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
220−230
ultra / 1080p
120−130
190−200
QHD / 1440p
95−100
120−130
4K / 2160p
50−55
75−80
high / 768p
170−180
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Tesla M6 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
80−85
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
24−27
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
45−50
QHD / 1440p
20−22
30−35
4K / 2160p
8−9
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
85−90
medium / 1080p
27−30
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Far Cry 5 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
30−35
65−70
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
QHD / 1440p
16−18
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
120−130
190−200
medium / 1080p
70−75
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Fortnite is 74% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
35−40
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
50−55
QHD / 1440p
14−16
35−40
4K / 2160p
12−14
24−27
low / 720p
70−75
110−120
medium / 1080p
40−45
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Forza Horizon 4 is 79% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
40−45
75−80
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
QHD / 1440p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−11
18−20
4K / 2160p
3−4
10−11
low / 720p
40−45
75−80
medium / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−11
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
70−75
medium / 1080p
21−24
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 87% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
75−80
140−150
medium / 768p
45−50
90−95
high / 1080p
24−27
50−55
ultra / 1080p
14−16
27−30
4K / 2160p
8−9
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 97% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
55−60
high / 768p
55−60
−
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Tesla M6
Architecture
Terascale 2
Maxwell 2.0
Code name
Blackcomb XT
GM204
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
6 January 2011
30 August 2015
Pipelines
1920
1536
Core clock speed
680 MHz
930 MHz
Boost Clock
1180 MHz
Transistor count
2x1700 Million
5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
113.3
Floating-point performance
3,625 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
5.2
Laptop size
large
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