GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon HD 6930

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 6930, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6930, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 186 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 61% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 351 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 3
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2017 1 December 2011
Pipelines 2048 1280
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 60.00
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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