GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6970
112%
112%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
89%
89%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 is approximately 23% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics Processor | Cayman | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Cayman | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cayman XT(215-0807007) | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 2,640 million | 2,640 million |
| Density | 6.8M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die Size | 389 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Dec 14th, 2010 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| Generation | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 369 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 80 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 880 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 176.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 24 | 22 |
| L1 Cache | 8 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 28.16 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 84.48 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.703 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Length | 286 mm11.3 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| Height | 126 mm5 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| Width | 42 mm1.7 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C20047-00 | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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