GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
494%
494%
AMD Radeon HD 6670
20%
20%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is approximately 474% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Tahiti | Turks |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 24 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 8 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Tahiti | Turks |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Tahiti XT2(215-0821065) | Turks XT(215-0803000) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 716 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.3M / mm² | 6.1M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 352 mm² | 118 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | FCBGA-962 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 22nd, 2012 | Apr 19th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | Northern Islands(HD 6600) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 99 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 191 in our database | 35 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.0 GB/s | 64.00 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 24 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 8 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 6 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 256 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 33.60 GPixel/s | 6.400 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 134.4 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.301 TFLOPS | 768.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,075.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 300 W | 66 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 700 W | 250 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x 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-C38637-00 | 109-C33437-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | AMD Radeon HD 6670 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
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