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    Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon R9 M295X

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M295X 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 6970M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M295X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M295X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R9 M295X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M295X here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M295X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon R9 M295X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M295X has 233% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 43 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon R9 M295X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 3
    Code name Blackcomb XT Tonga
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 960 2048
    Core clock speed 680 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.64 92.54
    Floating-point performance 1,305.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) Not Listed
    Shader Model 5.0 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 118 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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