FirePro W600 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, 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 FirePro W600 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
FirePro W600
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2x2 GB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W600 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W600 is 35 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M 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
8−9
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
18−20
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−11
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 300% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
150−160
250−260
medium / 768p
120−130
220−230
ultra / 1080p
60−65
180−190
QHD / 1440p
30−35
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
90−95
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 115% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
110−120
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 79% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
9−10
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
10−11
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
65−70
180−190
medium / 1080p
27−30
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Fortnite is 229% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
140−150
medium / 768p
50−55
120−130
high / 1080p
14−16
70−75
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
65−70
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 416% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Minecraft is 34% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
14−16
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
30−33
130−140
medium / 768p
18−20
85−90
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 313% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 34% more, than FirePro W600.
Full Specs
FirePro W600
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 2
Code name
Cape Verde
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 June 2012
12 July 2011
Pipelines
512
2240
Core clock speed
750 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
24.00
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
Length
163 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
94 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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