To get the index we compare the characteristics of video cards and their relative prices.
AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 0
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type DDR5
- Memory clock speed 1375
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
Place in performance rating | 407 | 378 |
Value for money | 2.61 | 8.13 |
Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | Cayman | GF100 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Design | reference | no data |
Release date | 14 December 2010 (11 years ago) | 12 April 2010 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $369 | $349 |
Price now | $255 (0.7x MSRP) | $9.99 (0x MSRP) |
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 cores | 1536 | no data |
CUDA cores | no data | 448 |
Boost clock speed | 880 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 3,100 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 550 Watt | no data |
Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
Texture fill rate | 84.48 | 34.0 billion/sec |
Floating-point performance | 2,703.4 gflops | 1,088.6 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on 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).
Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) |
Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
SLI options | no data | + |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | DDR5 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 133.9 GB/s |
Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI |
Multi monitor support | no data | + |
Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
DisplayPort support | - | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAcceleration | - | no data |
CrossFire | 1 | no data |
Enduro | - | no data |
HD3D | - | no data |
PowerTune | - | no data |
TrueAudio | - | no data |
ZeroCore | - | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | DirectX® 11 | no data |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.2 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Mantle | - | no data |
CUDA | no data | + |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- Passmark
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 470. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 273 Mh/s | 97 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
900p | no data | 52 |
Full HD | no data | 64 |
1200p | no data | 53 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Hitman 3 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Hitman 3 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Metro Exodus | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Hitman 3 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Metro Exodus | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Hitman 3 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Metro Exodus | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−10%
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10−12
+10%
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Advantages and disadvantages
Performance rating | 9.55 | 10.59 |
Novelty | 14 December 2010 | 12 April 2010 |
Cost | $369 | $349 |
Memory bus width | 256 | 320 |
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends
since it shows better performance.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Radeon HD 6970 by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon HD 6970 from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 460 768MB, which is slower by 1% and lower by 4 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 6970:
Competitors of GeForce GTX 470 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 470 from AMD is Radeon R7 260X, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 470:
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