GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA104 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 6144 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA104 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA104-400-A1 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | TeraScale 3 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 17,400 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 44.4M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 392 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2713 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 31st, 2021 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Jun 10th, 2021 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 599 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 46 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1575 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1770 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1188 MHz19 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 800 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 608.3 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 6144 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 192 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 169.9 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 339.8 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 21.75 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 339.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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 |
| TDPDifferent | 290 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 12-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG143 SKU 15 | 109-C21647-00 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 42 mm1.7 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
More Comparisons with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Compare NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with other GPUs of similar performance
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon RX 6900 XT
Radeon RX 6900 XT is 20% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3080
GeForce RTX 3080 is 18% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon RX 7800 XT
Radeon RX 7800 XT is 18% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon RX 6800 XT
Radeon RX 6800 XT is 14% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is 6% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is 5% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
More Comparisons with AMD Radeon HD 6950
Compare AMD Radeon HD 6950 with other GPUs of similar performance
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX 560
Radeon RX 560 is 19% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 570 is 17% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 660
GeForce GTX 660 is 17% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 370
Radeon R7 370 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950
AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 480 is 7% faster than AMD Radeon HD 6950

