GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
151%
151%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
66%
66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 is approximately 85% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK104 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 1344 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 112 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK104 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK104-325-A2 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,540 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.0M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 294 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 10th, 2012 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 108 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 915 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 980 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.3 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1344 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 112 | 88 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 7 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 27.44 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 109.8 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.634 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 109.8 GFLOPS (1:24) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 170 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2004 SKU 5 | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
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