Radeon HD 6970M vs GeForce GTX 650

Place in performance ranking	620	558
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	2.01
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GK107	Blackcomb XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$207 (1.9x MSRP)	$257

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6970M has 458% better value for money than GTX 650.

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 cores	384	960
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	75-100 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion/sec	32.64
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	1,305.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6970M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no 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 650 4.53

HD 6970M 5.88
+29.8%

Radeon HD 6970M outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 650 1749

HD 6970M 2270
+29.8%

Radeon HD 6970M outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 30% in Passmark.

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:

900p	40−45 −30%	52 +30%
Full HD	40−45 −30%	52 +30%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
−42.9%

10−11

+42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−33.3%

16−18
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−42.9%

10−11

+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%