Radeon HD 6930 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Aggregated performance score

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1024 MB GDDR5
7.85
+8.1%

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 6930 by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking483503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation1.77no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGF114Cayman
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $180
Current price$130 (0.5x MSRP)$11.99 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3841280
Core clock speed822 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt186 Watt
Texture fill rate52.6760.00
Floating-point performance1,263.4 gflops1,920.0 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm220 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2004 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s153.6 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI++

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 560 Ti 7.85
+8.1%
HD 6930 7.26

GeForce GTX 560 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 6930 by 8% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 560 Ti 3470
HD 6930 3826
+10.3%

Radeon HD 6930 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 Ti by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Full HD65
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and HD 6930 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 Ti is 14.5% faster than HD 6930 in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 8.3% faster than HD 6930 in 1080p

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 7.85 7.26
Recency 25 January 2011 1 December 2011
Cost $249 $180
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 186 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Radeon HD 6930.


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