Radeon HD 6970M X2 vs CMP 170HX 8 GB
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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 | GA100 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,299 | 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4480 | 960 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 394.8 | 32.64 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.63 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 128 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 280 | 48 ×2 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 13.1 MB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 8 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 1.0 x4 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-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 | HBM2e | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1458 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.49 TB/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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.0 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2021 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 150 Watt |
CMP 170HX 8 GB has an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6970M X2, on the other hand, has 67% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between CMP 170HX 8 GB and Radeon HD 6970M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that CMP 170HX 8 GB is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6970M X2 is a notebook one.
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