Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R6 Kaveri. 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 Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R6 Kaveri. 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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Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 Radeon R6 Kaveri here:

Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	0−1
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	1−2
medium / 1080p	18−20	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	210−220	60−65
medium / 768p	180−190	27−30
ultra / 1080p	95−100	7−8
QHD / 1440p	50−55	−
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	140−150	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 471% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Kaveri in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	45−50
medium / 768p	90−95	10−11
ultra / 1080p	60−65	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 255% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	21−24
medium / 1080p	50−55	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 340% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	24−27	0−1
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	9−10	0−1
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	0−1
low / 768p	85−90	18−20
medium / 768p	75−80	−
high / 1080p	30−33	0−1
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	−
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 720p	55−60	8−9
medium / 1080p	24−27	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	16−18	−
low / 768p	55−60	0−1
medium / 768p	30−35	−
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 768p	100−110	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
high / 768p	50−55	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.1
Code name	Cayman	Kaveri
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	4 June 2014
Pipelines	1536	384
Core clock speed		533 MHz
Boost Clock	880 MHz	654 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz
Shared memory		+
DirectX		DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	273 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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