GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6970
89%
89%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
113%
113%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is approximately 24% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cayman | GM206 |
| CoresDifferent | 1536 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cayman | GM206 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cayman XT(215-0807007) | GM206-250-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 3 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,640 million | 2,940 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.8M / mm² | 12.9M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 389 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1428 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 14th, 2010 | Aug 20th, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6900) | GeForce 900 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 369 USD | 159 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 80 in our database | 76 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 880 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1653 MHz6.6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1024 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1188 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 176.0 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1536 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 96 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM CountDifferent | N/A | 6 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 28.16 GPixel/s | 38.02 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 84.48 GTexel/s | 57.02 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.703 TFLOPS | 1.825 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) | 57.02 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 286 mm11.3 inches | 202 mm8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 126 mm5 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 42 mm1.7 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 90 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 250 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C20047-00 | N/A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 5.2 |
Comparison Summary
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