Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX 460 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 460 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX 460 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 6990M Crossfire or Radeon RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture Terascale 2 Polaris
Code name Blackcomb XTX Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 July 2011 8 August 2016
Pipelines 2240 896
Core clock speed 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 2x1700 Million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 66.08
Floating-point performance 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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