GeForce2 Ultra vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1567 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | NV15 A4 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 August 2011 (14 years ago) | 14 August 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 960 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 2.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no 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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 183 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 230 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 7.36 GB/s |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 August 2011 | 14 August 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
HD 6970M Mac Edition has an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition and GeForce2 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while GeForce2 Ultra is a desktop one.
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