AMD Radeon HD 6970M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX

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Combined performance score

GTX 670MX
5.02

Radeon HD 6970M outperforms GeForce GTX 670MX by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking589555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.90
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN13E-GRBlackcomb XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years old)6 January 2011 (13 years old)
Current priceno data$257
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores960960
CUDA cores960no data
Core clock speed600 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75-100 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0 billion/sec32.64
Floating-point performance1,154 gflops1,305.6 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 670MX and Radeon HD 6970M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth67.2 GB/s115.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 670MX 5.02
HD 6970M 5.86
+16.7%

Radeon HD 6970M outperforms GeForce GTX 670MX by 17% in our combined 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 670MX 1946
HD 6970M 2270
+16.6%

Radeon HD 6970M outperforms GeForce GTX 670MX by 17% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 670MX 14530
+22.1%
HD 6970M 11898

GeForce GTX 670MX outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 22% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 670MX 3587
+27.3%
HD 6970M 2819

GeForce GTX 670MX outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 27% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p40−45
−30%
52
+30%
Full HD40
−27.5%
51
+27.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 0−1 3−4
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+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 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 1−2

This is how GTX 670MX and HD 6970M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 6970M is 30% faster than GTX 670MX

1080p resolution:

  • HD 6970M is 27.5% faster than GTX 670MX

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970M is 100% faster than the GTX 670MX.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6970M is ahead in 57 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.02 5.86
Recency 1 October 2012 6 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon HD 6970M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670MX in performance tests.


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