Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 6970 stacks up against Radeon RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
550 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
8 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 480 mobile.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
20−22
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
210−220
190−200
medium / 768p
180−190
160−170
ultra / 1080p
95−100
85−90
QHD / 1440p
50−55
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
24−27
high / 768p
140−150
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
90−95
85−90
ultra / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
10−12
low / 720p
95−100
90−95
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
9−10
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 17% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
75−80
70−75
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 21% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
55−60
45−50
medium / 768p
30−35
27−30
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 19% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Cayman
Polaris
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 December 2010
1 August 2016
Pipelines
1536
2304
Boost Clock
880 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
84.48
155.1
Floating-point performance
2,703.4 gflops
4,963 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.0 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
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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