Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X. 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 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)		180 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	7−8	10−11
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
QHD / 1440p	12−14	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−12
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	240−250
medium / 768p	200−210	210−220
ultra / 1080p	120−130	140−150
QHD / 1440p	95−100	110−120
4K / 2160p	50−55	60−65
high / 768p	170−180	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
QHD / 1440p	20−22	21−24
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	120−130	140−150
medium / 1080p	70−75	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
QHD / 1440p	14−16	18−20
4K / 2160p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	40−45	50−55
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	7−8	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	10−11	12−14
4K / 2160p	3−4	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Blackcomb XT	Curacao XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011	8 October 2013
Pipelines	1920	1280
Core clock speed	680 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	2x1700 Million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		84.00
Floating-point performance		2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth		179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
Vulkan		+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		318 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 270X

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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