GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6950
85%
85%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
117%
117%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 is approximately 32% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cayman | GF110 |
| CoresDifferent | 1408 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 40 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 320 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cayman | GF110 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) | GF110-275-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 3 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,640 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.8M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 389 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 14th, 2010 | Dec 7th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | GeForce 500 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 400 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 299 USD | 349 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 111 in our database | 76 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 800 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 950 MHz3.8 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1464 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 320 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 160.0 GB/s | 152.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1408 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 88 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 40 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 22 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 640 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 15 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 25.60 GPixel/s | 21.96 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 70.40 GTexel/s | 43.92 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.253 TFLOPS | 1,405.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 175.7 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 219 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C21647-00 | P1261 SKU 5 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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