Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs HD 6970

Place in performance ranking	502	617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.05	no data
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Cayman	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (13 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data
Current price	$189 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

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	512
Boost clock speed	880 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.48	no data
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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). 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.

Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no 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 type	DDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported GPU 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 Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12_1
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Mantle	-	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.

HD 6970 7.32
+63%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.49

HD 6970 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 63% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 6970 3470
+45.7%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

HD 6970 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 46% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
4K	16−18 +60%	10 −60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+33.3%

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −11.1%	10 +11.1%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +31.3%	16 −31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +41.7%	12 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −4%	26 +4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +33.3%	12 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +9.1%	22 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +250%	6 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +100%	6 −100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +70%	10 −70%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −20%	30 +20%
Hitman 3	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +57.1%	7 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +60%	10 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +87.5%	8 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +4.3%	23 −4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +140%	5 −140%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +88.9%	9 −88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +8.7%	23 −8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +87.5%	8 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −12.5%	9 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how HD 6970 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

HD 6970 is 50% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in 1080p
HD 6970 is 60% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970 is 300% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).
in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 50% faster than the HD 6970.

All in all, in popular games: