Radeon HD 6970 vs GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

Place in the ranking	296	534
Place by popularity	78	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.00
Power efficiency	25.51	2.03
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code name	TU117	Cayman
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	15 April 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$369

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1024	1536
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	880 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	550 Watt
Texture fill rate	99.84	84.48
Floating-point processing power	3.195 TFLOPS	2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	96

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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	6.5	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.140	-
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 Mobile 18.45
+151%

HD 6970 7.34

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1650 Mobile 7116
+151%

HD 6970 2831

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1650 Mobile 9313
+168%

HD 6970 3470

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	57 +171%	21−24 −171%
1440p	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
4K	22 +175%	8−9 −175%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	17.57
1440p	no data	26.36
4K	no data	46.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

52
+333%

12−14

−333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +206%	18−20 −206%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +320%	10−11 −320%
Battlefield 5	81 +268%	21−24 −268%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 +240%	14−16 −240%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Far Cry 5	66 +288%	16−18 −288%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +239%	45−50 −239%
Hitman 3	47 +236%	14−16 −236%
Horizon Zero Dawn	164 +281%	40−45 −281%
Metro Exodus	82 +290%	21−24 −290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 +255%	20−22 −255%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	117 +368%	24−27 −368%
Watch Dogs: Legion	146 +170%	50−55 −170%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80 +344%	18−20 −344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
Battlefield 5	70 +218%	21−24 −218%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 +213%	14−16 −213%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Far Cry 5	53 +212%	16−18 −212%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 +157%	21−24 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	148 +202%	45−50 −202%
Hitman 3	42 +200%	14−16 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	148 +244%	40−45 −244%
Metro Exodus	68 +224%	21−24 −224%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55 +175%	20−22 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +156%	24−27 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +90.9%	21−24 −90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	141 +161%	50−55 −161%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 −25%	10−11 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +127%	14−16 −127%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +150%	12−14 −150%
Far Cry 5	40 +135%	16−18 −135%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +26.5%	45−50 −26.5%
Hitman 3	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Horizon Zero Dawn	57 +32.6%	40−45 −32.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55 +120%	24−27 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +63.6%	21−24 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	17 −218%	50−55 +218%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

52
+160%

20−22

−160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	43 +207%	14−16 −207%
Far Cry New Dawn	34 +209%	10−12 −209%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Far Cry 5	25 +213%	8−9 −213%
Forza Horizon 4	99 +267%	27−30 −267%
Hitman 3	26 +136%	10−12 −136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 +175%	16−18 −175%
Metro Exodus	39 +388%	8−9 −388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	115 +145%	45−50 −145%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

33
+154%

12−14

−154%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21 +250%	6−7 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +240%	5−6 −240%
Hitman 3	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +425%	4−5 −425%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

17
+143%

7−8

−143%

This is how GTX 1650 Mobile and HD 6970 compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 Mobile is 171% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 Mobile is 164% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 Mobile is 175% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1650 Mobile is 900% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970 is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1650 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
HD 6970 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.45	7.34
Recency	15 April 2020	14 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	550 Watt

GTX 1650 Mobile has a 151.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1000% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6970 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.