Radeon RX Vega 3 vs HD 6670
Aggregated performance score
RX Vega 3 outperforms HD 6670 by 57% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 865 | 737 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 64 |
| Value for money | 0.08 | 2.01 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Turks | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 19 April 2011 (13 years old) | 7 January 2018 (6 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
| Current price | $134 (1.4x MSRP) | $371 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX Vega 3 has 2413% better value for money than HD 6670.
Technical specs
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 | 480 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 66 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 12.13 |
| Floating-point performance | 768.0 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 6670 and Radeon RX Vega 3 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.
| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Memory
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| DisplayPort support | - | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | no data |
| CrossFire | 1 | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| HD3D | - | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| ZeroCore | - | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
| 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.
RX Vega 3 outperforms HD 6670 by 57% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
RX Vega 3 outperforms HD 6670 by 57% in Passmark.
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%
RX Vega 3 outperforms HD 6670 by 4% 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 | 7−8
−71.4%
| 12
+71.4%
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Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.89 | 2.97 |
| Recency | 19 April 2011 | 7 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 66 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Radeon RX Vega 3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6670 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6670 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 3 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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