Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, 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 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is 40 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is 900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 10−12
medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Terascale 2
Code name Blackcomb XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2011 1 August 2013
Pipelines 1920 768
Core clock speed 680 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Transistor count 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 32 / 28 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Laptop size large medium sized
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