Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 M270X. 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 R9 M270X

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 M270X
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 45 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	6−7
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	16−18
medium / 1080p	24−27	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	30−35	10−12
ultra / 1080p	27−30	10−11
QHD / 1440p	12−14	0−1
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	70−75	24−27
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 180% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	230−240	130−140
medium / 768p	200−210	100−110
ultra / 1080p	120−130	50−55
QHD / 1440p	95−100	27−30
4K / 2160p	50−55	27−30
high / 768p	170−180	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	18−20
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 39% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	120−130	75−80
medium / 768p	100−110	55−60
ultra / 1080p	80−85	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	20−22	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	3−4
low / 720p	50−55	18−20
medium / 1080p	27−30	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	30−35	14−16
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	120−130	60−65
medium / 1080p	70−75	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 133% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	35−40	12−14
ultra / 1080p	27−30	10−12
QHD / 1440p	14−16	1−2
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	70−75	24−27
medium / 1080p	40−45	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 225% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	100−110	50−55
medium / 768p	95−100	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	6−7
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 124% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	12−14	4−5
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	12−14
medium / 1080p	18−20	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 250% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	120−130	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 30% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	40−45	10−12
medium / 1080p	21−24	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 177% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	75−80	24−27
medium / 768p	45−50	16−18
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 192% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
high / 768p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Blackcomb XT	Venus
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011	21 March 2014
Pipelines	1920	640
Core clock speed	680 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock		775 MHz
Transistor count	2x1700 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		31.00
Floating-point performance		1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth		72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.4
OpenCL		Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M270X

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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