NVS 810 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire with NVS 810, including specs and performance data.
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms NVS 810 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 487 | 768 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | no data | 3.14 |
Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | GM107 |
Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 6 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 4 November 2015 (9 years ago) |
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 | 512 |
Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 902 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1033 MHz |
Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 1,870 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 68 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 33.06 |
Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.058 TFLOPS |
ROPs | no data | 16 |
TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 |
Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 198 mm |
Width | no data | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 GB/s |
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 | no data | 8x mini-DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11 | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
CUDA | - | 5.0 |
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:
900p | 94
+213%
| 30−35
−213%
|
Full HD | 98
+227%
| 30−35
−227%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+222%
|
9−10
−222%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
Metro Exodus | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+222%
|
9−10
−222%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Dota 2 | 30−35
+220%
|
10−11
−220%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
Fortnite | 50−55
+194%
|
18−20
−194%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+220%
|
10−11
−220%
|
Metro Exodus | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+196%
|
24−27
−196%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+200%
|
9−10
−200%
|
Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
World of Tanks | 130−140
+196%
|
45−50
−196%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+222%
|
9−10
−222%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
Dota 2 | 30−35
+220%
|
10−11
−220%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+196%
|
24−27
−196%
|
Valorant | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
1440p
High Preset
Dota 2 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
World of Tanks | 65−70
+210%
|
21−24
−210%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+220%
|
10−11
−220%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
Metro Exodus | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
Valorant | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
4K
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Dota 2 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Dota 2 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
Fortnite | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Valorant | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
This is how HD 6970M Crossfire and NVS 810 compete in popular games:
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 213% faster in 900p
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 227% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 9.01 | 3.10 |
Recency | 6 January 2011 | 4 November 2015 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
HD 6970M Crossfire has a 190.6% higher aggregate performance score.
NVS 810, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 810 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a notebook card while NVS 810 is a workstation 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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