Quadro RTX 6000 vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire with Quadro RTX 6000, including specs and performance data.
RTX 6000 outperforms HD 8970M Crossfire by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 309 | 73 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.38 |
| Power efficiency | 6.39 | 12.75 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | TU102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 13 August 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2560 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 18,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 260 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 509.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 16.31 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 576 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
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 | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 672.0 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 Connectors | no data | 4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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:
| Full HD | 69
−146%
| 170−180
+146%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 37.05 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−105
−150%
|
250−260
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−157%
|
190−200
+157%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−105
−150%
|
250−260
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−154%
|
150−160
+154%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−153%
|
240−250
+153%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−150%
|
180−190
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−150%
|
140−150
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−158%
|
170−180
+158%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−159%
|
350−400
+159%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−157%
|
190−200
+157%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−105
−150%
|
250−260
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 128
−134%
|
300−310
+134%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−152%
|
260−270
+152%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−154%
|
150−160
+154%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−153%
|
240−250
+153%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−150%
|
180−190
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−150%
|
140−150
+150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−158%
|
170−180
+158%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−158%
|
170−180
+158%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−145%
|
120−130
+145%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−159%
|
350−400
+159%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−157%
|
190−200
+157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−152%
|
260−270
+152%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−154%
|
150−160
+154%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−150%
|
180−190
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−158%
|
170−180
+158%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−145%
|
120−130
+145%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−159%
|
350−400
+159%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
−153%
|
240−250
+153%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
−150%
|
90−95
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
−134%
|
300−310
+134%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
−150%
|
75−80
+150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
−144%
|
400−450
+144%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−135%
|
400−450
+135%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−140%
|
120−130
+140%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−150%
|
40−45
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−156%
|
100−105
+156%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−150%
|
110−120
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−150%
|
70−75
+150%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
−150%
|
100−105
+150%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−133%
|
35−40
+133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−150%
|
80−85
+150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−140%
|
60−65
+140%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
−155%
|
250−260
+155%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−150%
|
65−70
+150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−133%
|
35−40
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−158%
|
80−85
+158%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−135%
|
40−45
+135%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−150%
|
45−50
+150%
|
This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:
- RTX 6000 is 146% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.07 | 41.67 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 13 August 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 260 Watt |
HD 8970M Crossfire has 30% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 159.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.
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