GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon HD 6970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970M with GeForce RTX 4070, including specs and performance data.

HD 6970M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.90

RTX 4070 outperforms HD 6970M by a whopping 1088% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking59120
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.38
Power efficiency5.4324.17
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBlackcombAD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9605888
Core clock speed680 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate32.64455.4
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs48184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 6970M 5.90
RTX 4070 70.07
+1088%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6970M 2270
RTX 4070 26942
+1087%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6970M 2819
RTX 4070 59969
+2028%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6970M 11898
RTX 4070 128530
+980%

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:

900p52
−1054%
600−650
+1054%
Full HD50
−334%
217
+334%
1440p10−12
−1140%
124
+1140%
4K6−7
−1183%
77
+1183%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.76
1440pno data4.83
4Kno data7.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1700%
216
+1700%
Elden Ring 14−16
−1453%
233
+1453%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−550%
110−120
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−625%
87
+625%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1908%
482
+1908%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−1060%
174
+1060%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−653%
120−130
+653%
Valorant 16−18
−1976%
350−400
+1976%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−550%
110−120
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−492%
71
+492%
Dota 2 20−22
−770%
174
+770%
Elden Ring 14−16
−1707%
270−280
+1707%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−457%
156
+457%
Fortnite 35−40
−689%
270−280
+689%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1467%
376
+1467%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−770%
174
+770%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−893%
149
+893%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−339%
210−220
+339%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−653%
120−130
+653%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−816%
170−180
+816%
Valorant 16−18
−1976%
350−400
+1976%
World of Tanks 90−95
−197%
270−280
+197%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−550%
110−120
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−433%
64
+433%
Dota 2 20−22
−1050%
230−240
+1050%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−371%
130−140
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1242%
322
+1242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−339%
210−220
+339%
Valorant 16−18
−1976%
350−400
+1976%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
−2640%
137
+2640%
Elden Ring 7−8
−2543%
180−190
+2543%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−2183%
137
+2183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1700%
90−95
+1700%
World of Tanks 40−45
−1047%
450−500
+1047%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−770%
85−90
+770%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−944%
90−95
+944%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−700%
40
+700%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1233%
160−170
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2120%
222
+2120%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1943%
143
+1943%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2129%
150−160
+2129%
Valorant 16−18
−1806%
300−350
+1806%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−759%
146
+759%
Elden Ring 3−4
−3200%
95−100
+3200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−759%
146
+759%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1129%
200−210
+1129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1425%
60−65
+1425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−759%
146
+759%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1720%
90−95
+1720%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−800%
18
+800%
Dota 2 16−18
−1076%
200−210
+1076%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1400%
100−110
+1400%
Fortnite 5−6
−1820%
95−100
+1820%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2320%
121
+2320%
Valorant 5−6
−3420%
170−180
+3420%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how HD 6970M and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is 1054% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4070 is 334% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 1140% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 1183% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.90 70.07
Recency 4 January 2011 12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 200 Watt

HD 6970M has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 1087.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 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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