Radeon HD 6970M X2 vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 960 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 | 32.64 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.74 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 112 | 48 ×2 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 3.5 MB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 360.0 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s ×2 |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2021 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 150 Watt |
RTX 3060 GA104 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6970M X2, on the other hand, has 13% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 and Radeon HD 6970M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 6970M X2 is a notebook one.
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