NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs AMD Radeon HD 6970M

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Combined performance score

HD 6970M
5.86

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 345% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking555190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.906.16
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTN19E-Q1
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$257 $2393
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3000 Mobile has 224% better value for money than HD 6970M.

Technical specs

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 cores9601920
Core clock speed680 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1380 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75-100 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate32.64198.7
Floating-point performance1,305.6 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6970M and Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 6970M 5.86
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.10
+345%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 345% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 6970M 2270
RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+346%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 346% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 6970M 11898
RTX 3000 Mobile 50309
+323%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 323% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 6970M 2819
RTX 3000 Mobile 19879
+605%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 6970M by 605% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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
−342%
230−240
+342%
Full HD51
−86.3%
95
+86.3%
4K18−20
−389%
88
+389%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−600%
77
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−667%
45−50
+667%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−283%
65−70
+283%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−423%
65−70
+423%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−550%
91
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−330%
85−90
+330%
Hitman 3 14−16
−464%
75−80
+464%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−409%
55−60
+409%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−282%
40−45
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−614%
100
+614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−464%
62
+464%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−667%
45−50
+667%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−283%
65−70
+283%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−423%
65−70
+423%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−514%
86
+514%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−330%
85−90
+330%
Hitman 3 14−16
−464%
75−80
+464%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−409%
55−60
+409%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−450%
40−45
+450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−282%
40−45
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−500%
84
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−808%
109
+808%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−255%
39
+255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−667%
45−50
+667%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−423%
65−70
+423%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−450%
77
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−330%
85−90
+330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−367%
56
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Hitman 3 10−11
−340%
40−45
+340%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1833%
55−60
+1833%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−733%
50−55
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−500%
50−55
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−540%
30−35
+540%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Hitman 3 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Metro Exodus 0−1 16−18
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 7−8
Far Cry 5 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−225%
24−27
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−640%
35−40
+640%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

This is how HD 6970M and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 342% faster than HD 6970M

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 86.3% faster than HD 6970M

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 389% faster than HD 6970M

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 3000% faster than the HD 6970M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3000 Mobile surpassed HD 6970M in all 66 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.86 26.10
Recency 6 January 2011 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile 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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