AMD Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire (or sometimes called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6970 X2) is a combination of two high-end graphics card for big and heavy laptops. Usually, each single card renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

The HD 6970M is most likely based on the desktop HD 6850 graphics card. The codename of the mobile core is Blackcomb XT and it should have a similar power consumption as the GeForce GTX 480M. According to the roadmap ,the Blackcomb-based chips should feature the UVD3 video processor and Eyefinity+ support.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 6900M Series

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 2240@715MHz

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 1920@680MHz

Radeon HD 6990M 1120@715MHz

Radeon HD 6970M 960@680MHz

Radeon HD 6950M 960@580MHz

CodenameBlackcomb XT
Pipelines1920 - unified
Core Speed *680 MHz
Shader Speed *680 MHz
Memory Speed *900 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2x2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistors2x1700 Million
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 5357     avg: 5636.5 (64%)     max: 5773 points
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 5525     avg: 5541.5 (60%)     max: 5558 points
...
GeForce GTX 560 Ti -28%
Radeon HD 6870 -24%
GeForce GTX 470 -24%
GeForce GTX 480 -10%
GeForce GTX 570 -9%
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
GeForce GTX 580 9%
GeForce GTX 590 65%
...
GeForce GTX 590 65%
0%
100%
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 18082     avg: 21399.4 (70%)     max: 22698 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 20126     avg: 20547 (61%)     max: 20824 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 18728     avg: 22759 (88%)     max: 25671 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 29705     avg: 30784.5 (95%)     max: 31864 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 101369     avg: 103854 (98%)     max: 106339 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 63.9     avg: 65.2 (48%)     max: 66.4 fps
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 19402     avg: 19544.5 (87%)     max: 19687 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 7.49     avg: 7.7 (18%)     max: 8 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 18.94     avg: 19 (49%)     max: 18.99 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 26.38     avg: 28.2 (51%)     max: 30.05 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 4.03     avg: 7.7 (9%)     max: 11.46 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 2.33     avg: 2.4 (18%)     max: 2.5 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 17.51     avg: 20.6 (38%)     max: 23.6 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 3.45     avg: 4.8 (11%)     max: 6.1 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 10.05     avg: 10.2 (25%)     max: 10.33 fps
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 66.27     avg: 71.2 (94%)     max: 76.11 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 9186     avg: 9454.5 (87%)     max: 9723 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 7.6     avg: 7.6 (96%)     max: 7.6 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 7.6     avg: 7.6 (96%)     max: 7.6 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis 2
Crysis 2 (2011)
low:
190.5  fps      Compare
med.:
134.4  fps      Compare
high:
103.6  fps      Compare
ultra:
43.3 43.3 ~ 43 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Total War: Shogun 2 (2011): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
low:
167.2  fps      Compare
med.:
123.7  fps      Compare
high:
123.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
94.8 110.5 ~ 103 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 11
Fifa 11 (2010)
low:
620.6  fps      Compare
med.:
400.2  fps      Compare
high:
343.1  fps      Compare
ultra:
326 328 ~ 327 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Civilization 5 (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Mafia 2
Mafia 2 (2010)
low:
95.7  fps      Compare
med.:
87.1  fps      Compare
high:
89.9  fps      Compare
ultra:
86.6 90.2 ~ 88 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
329.4  fps      Compare
med.:
114.2  fps      Compare
high:
99.1  fps      Compare
ultra:
82.3 88.6 ~ 85 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Just Cause 2 (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Metro 2033
Metro 2033 (2010)
low:
137  fps      Compare
med.:
121.9  fps      Compare
high:
94.4  fps      Compare
ultra:
35.3 35.8 ~ 36 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
low:
199.4  fps      Compare
med.:
194.5  fps      Compare
high:
163.2  fps      Compare
ultra:
93.4 95.5 ~ 94 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
CoD Modern Warfare 2
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
low:
287  fps      Compare
med.:
167.4  fps      Compare
high:
160.6  fps      Compare
ultra:
118.3 135 ~ 127 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen
Risen (2009)
low:
165.9  fps      Compare
med.:
134.9  fps      Compare
high:
123.8  fps      Compare
ultra:
97.6 101.2 ~ 99 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 (2009)
low:
199.3  fps      Compare
high:
122.2  fps      Compare
ultra:
120.5 127.6 ~ 124 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Need for Speed Shift
Need for Speed Shift (2009)
med.:
94.1  fps      Compare
high:
78.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
64.9 66.2 ~ 66 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009)
low:
195.5  fps      Compare
med.:
163.3  fps      Compare
high:
142  fps      Compare
ultra:
80.3 86.1 ~ 83 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
207.1  fps      Compare
ultra:
140.9 145.6 ~ 143 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ArmA 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
279  fps      Compare
med.:
190  fps      Compare
high:
181.8  fps      Compare
ultra:
157.7 160 ~ 159 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
170.1  fps      Compare
med.:
101.8  fps      Compare
high:
85.1  fps      Compare
ultra:
48 49 ~ 49 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
232.7  fps      Compare
med.:
109.5  fps      Compare
high:
88.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
44.8 46 ~ 45 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire graphics card

Alienware M18x: Intel Core i7 2920XM, 18.4", 5.6 kg
  Review » Review Alienware M18x Notebook

  External Review » Alienware M18x

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Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 7650M
Radeon HD 7570M *
Radeon HD 7630M
Radeon HD 6550D *
Radeon HD 7550M *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 7530M *
Radeon HD 7490M *
Radeon HD 7510M *
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Radeon HD 7340 *
Radeon HD 7310 *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)