HD 6970M vs RX Vega 10

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 10
4.24

HD 6970M outperforms RX Vega 10 by 38% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking636555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.381.90
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeBlackcomb XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years old)6 January 2011 (13 years old)
Current price$449 $257
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 10 has 25% 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 cores640960
Core clock speedno data680 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75-100 Watt
Texture fill rate52.0032.64
Floating-point performanceno data1,305.6 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data115.2 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

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

RX Vega 10 4.24
HD 6970M 5.86
+38.2%

HD 6970M outperforms RX Vega 10 by 38% 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%

RX Vega 10 1642
HD 6970M 2270
+38.2%

HD 6970M outperforms RX Vega 10 by 38% 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%

RX Vega 10 11391
HD 6970M 11898
+4.5%

HD 6970M outperforms RX Vega 10 by 4% 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%

RX Vega 10 3389
+20.2%
HD 6970M 2819

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 6970M by 20% 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:

900p35−40
−48.6%
52
+48.6%
Full HD17
−200%
51
+200%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+20%
10−11
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Battlefield 5 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 12
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Hitman 3 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+75%
8−9
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Hitman 3 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Metro Exodus 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−180%
14−16
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+50%
8−9
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Battlefield 5 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 10
−30%
12−14
+30%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−50%
12−14
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Hitman 3 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

This is how RX Vega 10 and HD 6970M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 6970M is 48.6% faster than RX Vega 10

1080p resolution:

  • HD 6970M is 200% faster than RX Vega 10

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 100% faster than the HD 6970M.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970M is 200% faster than the RX Vega 10.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is ahead in 8 tests (13%)
  • HD 6970M is ahead in 48 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.24 5.86
Recency 26 October 2017 6 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon HD 6970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.


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