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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.

Radeon HD 6900M Series

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire compare 2240 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 1920 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6990M compare 1120 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6970M compare 960 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6950M compare 960 @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 900 MHz
CodenameBlackcomb XT
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines1920 - unified
Core Speed680 MHz
Memory Speed900 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2x2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistor Count0 Billion
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 5357     avg: 5637     median: 5708 (8%)     max: 5773 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 5525     avg: 5542     median: 5541.5 (5%)     max: 5558 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 18082     avg: 21399     median: 22667 (7%)     max: 22698 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 20126     avg: 20547     median: 20691 (12%)     max: 20824 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 101369     avg: 103854     median: 103854 (54%)     max: 106339 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 29705     avg: 30785     median: 30784.5 (34%)     max: 31864 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 18728     avg: 22759     median: 23318.5 (32%)     max: 25671 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 63.9     avg: 65.2     median: 65.2 (12%)     max: 66.4 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 10.05     avg: 10.2     median: 10.2 (6%)     max: 10.33 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 3.45     avg: 4.8     median: 4.8 (3%)     max: 6.1 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 sw-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 17.51     avg: 20.6     median: 20.6 (16%)     max: 23.6 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 proe-05 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 2.33     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (3%)     max: 2.5 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 maya-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 4.03     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (6%)     max: 11.46 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 26.38     avg: 28.2     median: 28.2 (30%)     max: 30.05 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 ensight-04 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 18.94     avg: 19     median: 19 (9%)     max: 18.99 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 7.49     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (4%)     max: 8 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 9186     avg: 9455     median: 9454.5 (7%)     max: 9723 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 66.3     avg: 71.2     median: 71.2 (25%)     max: 76.1 fps
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
190.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
134.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
103.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43.3 43.3 ~ 43 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
low 800x600
167.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
123.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
123.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
94.8 110.5 ~ 103 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
621  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
400.2  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
343.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
326 328 ~ 327 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
95.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
87.1  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
89.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
86.6 90.2 ~ 88 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
329.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
114.2  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
99.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
82.3 88.6 ~ 85 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
low 800x600
137  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
121.9  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
94.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
35.3 35.8 ~ 36 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
199.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
194.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
163.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
93.4 95.5 ~ 94 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
287  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
167.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
160.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
118.3 135 ~ 127 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
165.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
134.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
123.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
97.6 101.2 ~ 99 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
199.3  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
122.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
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. 1024x768
94.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
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 800x600
195.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
163.3  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
142  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
80.3 86.1 ~ 83 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
207.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
140.9 145.6 ~ 143 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
279  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
190  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
181.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
157.7 160 ~ 159 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
170.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
101.8  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
85.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
48 49 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
232.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
109.5  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
88.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44.8 46 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis 2190.5134.4103.643
Call of Duty: Black Ops167.2123.7123.3103
Fifa 11621400.2343.1327
Mafia 295.787.189.988
StarCraft 2329.4114.299.185
Metro 2033137121.994.436
Battlefield: Bad Company 2199.4194.5163.294
CoD Modern Warfare 2287167.4160.6127
Risen165.9134.9123.899
Resident Evil 5199.3122.2124
Need for Speed Shift94.178.366
Colin McRae: DIRT 2195.5163.314283
Anno 1404207.1143
F.E.A.R. 2279190181.8159
Crysis - GPU Benchmark170.1101.885.149
Crysis - CPU Benchmark232.7109.588.345
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