Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire vs Radeon RX Vega 6
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 6, 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 6990M Crossfire stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 6, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 6 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 6 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 RX Vega 6 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Radeon RX Vega 6
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
3−4
ultra / 1080p
21−24
1−2
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
18−20
medium / 1080p
60−65
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 545% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 6 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
120−130
medium / 768p
220−230
100−105
ultra / 1080p
180−190
45−50
QHD / 1440p
110−120
24−27
4K / 2160p
70−75
18−20
high / 768p
210−220
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 116% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
45−50
4−5
ultra / 1080p
40−45
3−4
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
80−85
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
60−65
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
27−30
4−5
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
55−60
medium / 1080p
110−120
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Fortnite is 383% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
60−65
8−9
ultra / 1080p
45−50
7−8
QHD / 1440p
30−35
3−4
4K / 2160p
24−27
3−4
low / 720p
100−110
21−24
medium / 1080p
65−70
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 522% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
140−150
50−55
medium / 768p
120−130
40−45
high / 1080p
70−75
8−9
ultra / 1080p
30−35
3−4
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 257% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
24−27
2−3
ultra / 1080p
20−22
1−2
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
8−9
medium / 1080p
30−35
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Minecraft is 46% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
6−7
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
7−8
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
130−140
16−18
medium / 768p
85−90
12−14
high / 1080p
45−50
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
4−5
4K / 2160p
16−18
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
50−55
16−18
high / 768p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Radeon RX Vega 6
Architecture
Terascale 2
Vega
Code name
Blackcomb XTX
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 July 2011
7 January 2018
Pipelines
2240
384
Core clock speed
715 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
DirectX 12_1
Laptop size
large
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