Radeon HD 6970M X2 vs RX 7900 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 12 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 43.66 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.22 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Navi 31 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 November 2022 (1 year ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 5376 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 1387 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2394 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 57,700 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 804.4 | 32.64 |
| Floating-point processing power | 51.48 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 32 |
| TMUs | 336 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 84 | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 276 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 20 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 800.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 November 2022 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 20 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
RX 7900 XT has an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6970M X2, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon HD 6970M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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