Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R7 Carrizo. 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 R7 Carrizo. 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.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
550 Watt
12-35 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 has 4483% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
16−18
medium / 1080p
27−30
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 255% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
110−120
medium / 768p
180−190
90−95
ultra / 1080p
95−100
40−45
QHD / 1440p
50−55
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
140−150
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 104% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
70−75
medium / 768p
90−95
50−55
ultra / 1080p
60−65
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
18−20
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 283% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
18−20
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
low / 720p
95−100
55−60
medium / 1080p
50−55
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 133% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
20−22
medium / 1080p
27−30
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 181% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−33
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 131% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
9−10
1−2
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
6−7
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
65−70
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 280% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
14−16
medium / 768p
30−35
10−12
high / 1080p
18−20
5−6
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 233% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Cayman
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 December 2010
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1536
512
Boost Clock
880 MHz
800 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 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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