Radeon HD 6970M vs Pro WX 4130

Place in the ranking	596	584
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.78	5.43
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Baffin	Blackcomb
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

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	640	960
Core clock speed	1002 MHz	680 MHz
Boost clock speed	1053 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.12	32.64
Floating-point processing power	1.348 TFLOPS	1.306 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	48

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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	115.2 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 outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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. 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.

Pro WX 4130 5.62

HD 6970M 5.88
+4.6%

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 WX 4130 2168

HD 6970M 2270
+4.7%

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:

900p	45−50 −15.6%	52 +15.6%
Full HD	45−50 −11.1%	50 +11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

−11.1%

10−11
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%
Hitman 3	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −4.3%	45−50 +4.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%
Hitman 3	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −4.3%	45−50 +4.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%
Hitman 3	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −4.3%	45−50 +4.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−14.3%

16−18
+14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−11.1%

10−11
+11.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how Pro WX 4130 and HD 6970M compete in popular games:

HD 6970M is 16% faster in 900p
HD 6970M is 11% faster in 1080p

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

in Hitman 3, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6970M is ahead in 61 test (88%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.62	5.88
Recency	1 March 2017	4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt

Pro WX 4130 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

HD 6970M, on the other hand, has a 4.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro WX 4130 and Radeon HD 6970M.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4130 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6970M 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.