NVS 810 vs Radeon HD 6970

In this comparison between NVS 810 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 NVS 810 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

  NVS 810 Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 8x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 708% more power consumption, than NVS 810.
  • NVS 810 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • NVS 810 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • NVS 810 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • NVS 810 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is 69 mm longer, than NVS 810.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 810 is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than NVS 810.

Full Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 Cayman
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 4 November 2015 14 December 2010
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.06 84.48
Floating-point performance 2x 1,058 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 198 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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