Radeon HD 6670 vs HD 8970M Crossfire

Place in performance ranking	273	871
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.97	0.08
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Neptune CF	Turks
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)	19 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99
Current price	$170	$134 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8970M Crossfire has 42363% better value for money than HD 6670.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2560	480
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	66 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	19.20
Floating-point performance	no data	768.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 6670 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Mantle	no data	-

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 8970M Crossfire 19.07
+909%

HD 6670 1.89

HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms HD 6670 by 909% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8970M Crossfire 10354
+816%

HD 6670 1130

HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms HD 6670 by 816% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

68
+1033%

6−7

−1033%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+1400%

2−3

−1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +950%	4−5 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +1125%	4−5 −1125%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +960%	5−6 −960%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Hitman 3	45−50 +1025%	4−5 −1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +933%	6−7 −933%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +1040%	5−6 −1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +950%	4−5 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +1125%	4−5 −1125%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +960%	5−6 −960%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Hitman 3	45−50 +1025%	4−5 −1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +933%	6−7 −933%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +1040%	5−6 −1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +940%	5−6 −940%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +950%	4−5 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +1125%	4−5 −1125%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +933%	6−7 −933%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +1040%	5−6 −1040%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +925%	4−5 −925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+940%

5−6

−940%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Hitman 3	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Hitman 3	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	0−1
Battlefield 5	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	0−1