AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire (or sometimes called the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6990 X2) is a combination of two high-end graphics card for big and heavy laptops. Usually, each single card renders a single frame. 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 6990M is based on the desktop HD 6870 graphics card. The codename of the mobile core is Blackcomb XTX and it should have high power consumption (>=100W) with UVD3 video processor and Eyefinity+ support. More information on the features of the single 6990M can be found on this page.

The Performance of the two HD 6990M in our first tests was about 5% behind that of the GeForce GTX 580M SLI. Therefore, the 6990M is one of the fastest mobile graphics solutions in 2011 and nearly all available games are playable with highest settings and antialiasing enabled (see below).

Manufacturer

AMD

Radeon HD 6900M Series

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire	2240 @ 0.72 GHz	256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire	1920 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6990M	1120 @ 0.72 GHz	256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6970M	960 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 900 MHz
Radeon HD 6950M	960 @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 900 MHz

Codename

Blackcomb XTX

Architecture

Terascale 2

Pipelines

2240 - unified

Core Speed

715 MHz

Memory Speed

900 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

2x2048 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0

Transistor Count

2x1700 Million

technology

40 nm

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

12.07.2011

Link to Manufacturer Page

http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/...

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score

min: 6584 avg: 6593 median: 6593 (16%) max: 6602 Points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	6584
Eurocom Panther 2.0	980X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 0 GB	6 GB	6602

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU

6422 Points (10%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	6422

AMD Radeon HD 6250 -97%

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M -8%

NVIDIA Quadro P620 -8%

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI -7%

NVIDIA Quadro P1000 -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M -5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M -5%

NVIDIA GeForce MX350 -5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M SLI 0%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 5%

AMD Radeon Pro 460 5%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X 6%

AMD Radeon R9 M390 6%

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M 7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q 11%

...

AMD Radeon RX 6800M 549%

100%

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

min: 25449 avg: 25759 median: 25758.5 (25%) max: 26068 Points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 2.0	980X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 0 GB	6 GB	25449
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	26068

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX

24558 Points (23%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	24558

ATI Radeon HD 3200 -100%

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NVIDIA Quadro P620 -11%

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M SLI -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M -2%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X -1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI -1%

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M 0%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

NVIDIA Quadro M2200 1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI 5%

AMD FirePro W7170M 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 11%

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M 14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 19%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) 216%

100%

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

102766 Points (54%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	102766

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

28941 Points (42%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	28941

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 -100%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M -14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M SLI -13%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M SLI -12%

AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop) -7%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M -5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M SLI -2%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M SLI 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI 3%

AMD Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI 7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI 12%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile 15%

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 27%

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AMD Radeon RX 6800M 61%

100%

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +

3DMark 06

23292 Points (43%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	23292

Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high

73.5 fps (14%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	73.5

AMD Radeon HD 7310 -99%

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NVIDIA Quadro K5000M -14%

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs -14%

NVIDIA Quadro P1000 -14%

AMD Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire -11%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M SLI -3%

AMD FirePro M6100 -2%

NVIDIA Quadro M2000M -1%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 1%

AMD Radeon HD 8970M 3%

AMD Radeon HD 7970M 4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M SLI 7%

AMD Radeon RX 5600M 12%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI 12%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 17%

NVIDIA GeForce MX450 17%

...

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 624%

100%

SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01

10.6 fps (8%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	10.55

specvp11 tcvis-02 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02

1.7 fps (3%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	1.73

specvp11 sw-02 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02

12.2 fps (15%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	12.24

specvp11 proe-05 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05

2.2 fps (9%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	2.15

specvp11 maya-03 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03

3.5 fps (3%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	3.46

specvp11 lightwave-01 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01

11.5 fps (12%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	11.54

specvp11 ensight-04 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04

22.2 fps (11%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	22.19

specvp11 catia-03 +

SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03

4.8 fps (6%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	4.81

Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics

7.6 Points (96%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	7.6

Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics

7.6 Points (96%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	7.6

Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

7382 points (35%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	7382

Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit

65.2 fps (28%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Eurocom Panther 3.0	990X EE	Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 715 / 900 MHz 0 GB	12 GB	65.15

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* 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.