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    Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs Radeon HD 8730M

    When choosing between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8730M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8730M.
    Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Check Price
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    Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8730M 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 HD 8730M here:

    Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Radeon HD 8730M
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is 65 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name Blackcomb XTX Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 July 2011 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 2240 384
    Core clock speed 715 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 2x1700 Million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large medium sized
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