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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 6970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 1050 and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 HD 6970M here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 6970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 610 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 6108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 24−27
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 6970M
    Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
    Code name N17P-G1 Blackcomb XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 640 960
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 680 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 32.64
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 118 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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