Radeon HD 6970 vs Pro 560X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 560X with Radeon HD 6970, including specs and performance data.

Pro 560X
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.23
+29.8%

Pro 560X outperforms HD 6970 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking479553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.92
Power efficiency8.732.02
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code namePolaris 21Cayman
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date16 July 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$369

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores10241536
Core clock speed1004 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data880 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt550 Watt
Texture fill rate64.2684.48
Floating-point processing power2.056 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs6496

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
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/sno data
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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

Pro 560X 8.23
+29.8%
HD 6970 6.34

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.

Pro 560X 3677
+29.7%
HD 6970 2835

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.

Pro 560X 5699
+64.2%
HD 6970 3470

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 HD41
+36.7%
30−35
−36.7%
1440p43
+43.3%
30−35
−43.3%
4K17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data12.30
1440pno data12.30
4Kno data30.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Battlefield 5 43
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 37
+68.2%
21−24
−68.2%
Fortnite 66
+57.1%
40−45
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+71%
30−35
−71%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+28%
24−27
−28%
Valorant 85−90
+18.9%
70−75
−18.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Battlefield 5 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+38.2%
30−35
−38.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 86
−29.1%
110−120
+29.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Dota 2 71
+31.5%
50−55
−31.5%
Far Cry 5 33
+50%
21−24
−50%
Fortnite 40
−5%
40−45
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 50
+61.3%
30−35
−61.3%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+32%
24−27
−32%
Metro Exodus 19
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40
+60%
24−27
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Valorant 85−90
+18.9%
70−75
−18.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Dota 2 69
+27.8%
50−55
−27.8%
Far Cry 5 31
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+16.1%
30−35
−16.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+28%
24−27
−28%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Valorant 26
−185%
70−75
+185%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 57
+7.5%
50−55
−7.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+12.8%
35−40
−12.8%
Valorant 100−105
+28.2%
75−80
−28.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Valorant 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 30−35
+32%
24−27
−32%
Far Cry 5 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

This is how Pro 560X and HD 6970 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 560X is 37% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 560X is 43% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 560X is 42% 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 Pro 560X is 250% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970 is 185% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 560X is ahead in 56 tests (92%)
  • HD 6970 is ahead in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.23 6.34
Recency 16 July 2018 14 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 550 Watt

Pro 560X has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6970 is a desktop one.

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