Radeon HD 6970M X2 vs GeForce 810M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1157 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.13 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF117 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (15 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 960 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.904 | 32.64 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1417 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 March 2014 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
GeForce 810M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
HD 6970M X2, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 810M and Radeon HD 6970M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
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