GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
540%
540%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
19%
19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is approximately 521% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GP102 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 3584 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 88 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 11 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 352 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GP102 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GP102-350-K1-A1 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Pascal | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 11,800 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 25.1M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 471 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2397 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 10th, 2017 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 10 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 299 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 149 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1481 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1582 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1376 MHz11 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 11 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 352 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 484.4 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3584 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 88 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 28 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2.75 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 139.2 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 354.4 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 177.2 GFLOPS (1:64) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 11.34 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 354.4 GFLOPS (1:32) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 112 mm4.4 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG611 SKU 50 | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 6.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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