Matrox Parhelia-512 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 474 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Parhelia (2002−2006) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | Parhelia-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 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 cores | 1920 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 80 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 size | large | 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
HD 6970M Crossfire has a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Matrox Parhelia-512. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a notebook card while Matrox Parhelia-512 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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