Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R7 M270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 M270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6990 and Radeon R7 M270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:

Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6990 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6990 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 5 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
Radeon HD 6990 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	0−1
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	1−2
medium / 1080p	18−20	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	210−220	60−65
medium / 768p	170−180	27−30
ultra / 1080p	95−100	7−8
QHD / 1440p	50−55	−
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	140−150	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 464% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	110−120	45−50
medium / 768p	90−95	10−11
ultra / 1080p	60−65	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 255% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	21−24
medium / 1080p	50−55	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 340% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	24−27	0−1
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	9−10	0−1
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	0−1
low / 768p	85−90	18−20
medium / 768p	75−80	−
high / 1080p	30−33	0−1
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	9−10	−
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 720p	55−60	8−9
medium / 1080p	24−27	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	16−18	−
low / 768p	55−60	0−1
medium / 768p	30−35	−
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 768p	100−110	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
high / 768p	50−55	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6990	Radeon R7 M270
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Antilles	Opal XT / Mars
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 March 2011	7 January 2014
Pipelines	1536	384
Core clock speed	830 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	79.68	19.80
Floating-point performance	2x 2,549.8 gflops	633.6 gflops
Length	295 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	265 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	24 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6990 vs Radeon R7 M270

Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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