GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 6970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 6970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 970	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	148 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
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Radeon HD 6970 has 271% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 970.
GeForce GTX 970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 970 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 970.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 1368 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	50−55	14−16
ultra / 1080p	30−35	9−10
QHD / 1440p	27−30	3−4
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	75−80	30−35
medium / 1080p	60−65	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	75−80	24−27
ultra / 1080p	70−75	21−24
QHD / 1440p	50−55	7−8
4K / 2160p	27−30	5−6
low / 720p	130−140	50−55
medium / 1080p	85−90	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	45−50	0−1
GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	230−240	180−190
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
QHD / 1440p	150−160	50−55
4K / 2160p	100−110	30−33
high / 768p	220−230	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	110−120	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Dota 2 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	18−20
ultra / 1080p	60−65	16−18
QHD / 1440p	40−45	−
4K / 2160p	21−24	6−7
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	65−70	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Far Cry 5 is 236% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	90−95	24−27
ultra / 1080p	70−75	18−20
QHD / 1440p	45−50	16−18
4K / 2160p	21−24	−
low / 720p	220−230	95−100
medium / 1080p	140−150	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Fortnite is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	85−90	24−27
ultra / 1080p	65−70	20−22
QHD / 1440p	45−50	9−10
4K / 2160p	30−35	−
low / 720p	130−140	50−55
medium / 1080p	90−95	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 218% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	160−170	85−90
medium / 768p	150−160	75−80
high / 1080p	95−100	30−33
ultra / 1080p	45−50	12−14
QHD / 1440p	40−45	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	35−40	9−10
ultra / 1080p	30−35	7−8
QHD / 1440p	24−27	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	2−3
low / 720p	95−100	27−30
medium / 1080p	50−55	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Metro Exodus is 291% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	75−80	21−24
ultra / 1080p	55−60	18−20
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	120−130	55−60
medium / 1080p	85−90	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 177% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	24−27	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−12	−
low / 720p	90−95	27−30
medium / 1080p	55−60	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 211% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	180−190	55−60
medium / 768p	120−130	30−35
high / 1080p	70−75	18−20
ultra / 1080p	40−45	10−12
4K / 2160p	24−27	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 260% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	65−70	35−40
high / 768p	−	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 970	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM204	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 September 2014	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1664	1536
Core clock speed	1050 MHz
Boost Clock	1178 MHz	880 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	109 billion/sec	84.48
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores	1664
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	478 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	291.61 Sol/s
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
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