GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6950
93%
93%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
107%
107%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 is approximately 14% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cayman | GF100 |
| CoresDifferent | 1408 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 48 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cayman | GF100 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) | GF100-375-A3 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 3 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,640 million | 3,100 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.8M / mm² | 5.9M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 389 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1980 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 14th, 2010 | Mar 26th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | GeForce 400 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 200 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 299 USD | 499 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 111 in our database | 84 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 800 MHz | 701 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 924 MHz3.7 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1401 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 160.0 GB/s | 177.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1408 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 48 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 22 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 768 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 15 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 25.60 GPixel/s | 21.03 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 70.40 GTexel/s | 42.06 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.253 TFLOPS | 1,345.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 168.1 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 286 mm11.3 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 126 mm5 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 42 mm1.7 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 200 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C21647-00 | P1022 SKU 0000 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 2.0 |
Comparison Summary
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