Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 Radeon HD 6970 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX Vega M GH will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 RX Vega M GH here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6970 Radeon RX Vega M GH
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 450% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6970 Radeon RX Vega M GH
Architecture Terascale 2 Vega
Code name Cayman Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 December 2010 7 January 2018
Pipelines 1536 1536
Core clock speed 1063 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 84.48 114.2
Floating-point performance 2,703.4 gflops 3,656 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1375 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
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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