Radeon HD 6970M vs GeForce GTX 770M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770M and Radeon HD 6970M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770M
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.24
+22.9%

GTX 770M outperforms HD 6970M by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking541590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.45no data
Power efficiency6.615.38
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK106Blackcomb
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189.99 no data

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 cores960960
Core clock speed811 MHz680 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate63.7632.64
Floating-point processing power1.53 TFLOPS1.306 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs8048

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 amount3 GB1 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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+-

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 770M 7.24
+22.9%
HD 6970M 5.89

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 770M 2791
+23%
HD 6970M 2270

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.

GTX 770M 4889
+73.5%
HD 6970M 2819

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.

GTX 770M 19208
+61.4%
HD 6970M 11898

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:

900p60−65
+15.4%
52
−15.4%
Full HD49
−4.1%
51
+4.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.88no data

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 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+10.2%
45−50
−10.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

This is how GTX 770M and HD 6970M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 770M is 15% faster in 900p
  • HD 6970M is 4% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 770M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 770M is ahead in 67 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.24 5.89
Recency 30 May 2013 4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GTX 770M has a 22.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M in performance tests.


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