GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 6970M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 285% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 562 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 99 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 10−12
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 5−6 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200B Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 January 2009 6 January 2011
Pipelines 240 960
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 32.64
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
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) 118 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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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