Radeon RX 6300 XT vs HD 6970

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking586not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.93no data
Power efficiency2.06no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameCaymanNavi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)no data
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 cores15361024
Boost clock speed880 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate84.48160.0
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS5.12 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs9664
L1 Cache384 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 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan-1.2

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 100 Watt

RX 6300 XT has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 450% lower power consumption.

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