GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
548%
548%
AMD Radeon HD 6970
18%
18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is approximately 530% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | TU104 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 3072 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | TU104 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | TU104-450-A1 | Cayman XT(215-0807007) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Turing | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 13,600 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 25.0M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 545 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2228 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jul 23rd, 2019 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 20 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 369 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 51 in our database | 80 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1650 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1815 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1937 MHz15.5 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 880 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 495.9 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3072 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 384 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 24 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 116.2 GPixel/s | 28.16 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 348.5 GTexel/s | 84.48 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 22.30 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 11.15 TFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 348.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 116 mm4.6 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDP | 250 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.4a1x USB Type-C | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG180 SKU 42 | 109-C20047-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 7.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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