GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 6970

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 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 295 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 295 Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 90% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 376 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200B Cayman
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 14 December 2010
Pipelines 240 1536
Core clock speed 1242 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 84.48
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
CUDA cores per GPU 240
Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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