GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon HD 6970M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Radeon HD 6970M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 560 Ti will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 126% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 6970M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 142 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 1104 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−12
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 1−2
low / 720p 30−35 24−27
medium / 1080p 18−20 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF114 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2011 6 January 2011
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 822 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67 32.64
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s 118 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
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