GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon HD 6970

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 6970 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 760 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760 Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 223% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760.
  • GeForce GTX 760 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 760 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 760 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is 258 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 760.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 760 is 1625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 9−10
QHD / 1440p 9−10 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 30−35
medium / 1080p 30−35 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760 Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK104 Cayman
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 June 2013 14 December 2010
Pipelines 1152 1536
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 880 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 94.1 billion/sec 84.48
Floating-point performance 2,378 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 83 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3.5 Mh/s
Blu Ray 3D +
Minimum recommended system power 500 Watt
PhysX +
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