GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6970
304%
304%
AMD Radeon HD 6670
33%
33%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 is approximately 271% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cayman | Turks |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 24 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 8 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cayman | Turks |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cayman XT(215-0807007) | Turks XT(215-0803000) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 3 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,640 million | 716 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.8M / mm² | 6.1M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 389 mm² | 118 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | FCBGA-962 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 14th, 2010 | Apr 19th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | Northern Islands(HD 6600) |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 369 USD | 99 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 80 in our database | 35 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 880 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 176.0 GB/s | 64.00 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 24 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 8 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 24 | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 8 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 256 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 28.16 GPixel/s | 6.400 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 84.48 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.703 TFLOPS | 768.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 286 mm11.3 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 126 mm5 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 42 mm1.7 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 66 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 250 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C20047-00 | 109-C33437-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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Detailed Features
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AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs GeForce GTX 580
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GeForce GTX 660 Ti Performance118%
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Radeon R9 270X Performance116%
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 vs Radeon HD 4770
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Radeon HD 4770 is 10% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6670
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 vs Radeon HD 4830
Radeon HD 4830 Performance103%
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 vs Radeon HD 6670
Radeon HD 6670 Performance100%
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