GMA vs Radeon HD 6970

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HD 6970 HD 6970
GMA GMA

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6021604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.93no data
Power efficiency2.09no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameCaymanCloverview
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (15 years ago)4 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1536no data
Core clock speedno data533 MHz
Boost clock speed880 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,640 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Wattno data
Texture fill rate84.481.066
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPSno data
ROPs321
TMUs962
L1 Cache192 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length286 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1375 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 119.0c
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.4ES 2.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan-N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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.

HD 6970 2830
+141400%
Samples: 2218
GMA 2
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−35 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Resident Evil 4 Remake 12−14 no data

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 30−33 no data
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Far Cry 5 21−24 no data
Fortnite 40−45 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 5 20−22 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 30−33 no data
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Dota 2 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 21−24 no data
Fortnite 40−45 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 5 20−22 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27 no data
Metro Exodus 12−14 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−33 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Dota 2 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 21−24 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 40−45 no data

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 no data
Far Cry 5 14−16 no data
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 no data

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 14−16 no data

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 no data
Metro Exodus 2−3 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 no data
Valorant 35−40 no data

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7 no data
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 no data
Dota 2 24−27 no data
Far Cry 5 6−7 no data
Forza Horizon 4 10−12 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 no data

4K
Epic

Fortnite 7−8 no data

Pros & cons summary

Recency 14 December 2010 4 May 2010
Chip lithography 40 nm 32 nm

HD 6970 has an age advantage of 7 months.

GMA, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6970 and GMA. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6970 is a desktop graphics card while GMA is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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