Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	562	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	no data
GPU code name	Blackcomb XT	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (15 years ago)	10 November 2020 (5 years ago)

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	1920	14
Core clock speed	680 MHz	1296 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt

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).

Laptop size

large

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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	GDDR5	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX

11

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 January 2011	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm