Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX 560X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 560X, 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 560X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
Memory type	DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 5625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	3−4	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Battlefield 5 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	210−220	220−230
medium / 768p	180−190	190−200
ultra / 1080p	95−100	110−120
QHD / 1440p	50−55	70−75
4K / 2160p	30−33	35−40
high / 768p	140−150	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	95−100	110−120
medium / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Fortnite is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	20−22	21−24
QHD / 1440p	9−10	10−12
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Forza Horizon 4 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	75−80	85−90
high / 1080p	30−33	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	9−10	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	65−70
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon RX 560X.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	55−60	65−70
medium / 768p	30−35	40−45
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 560X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon RX 560X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	Cayman	Polaris 21
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	11 April 2018
Pipelines	1536	1024
Core clock speed		1175 MHz
Boost Clock	880 MHz	1275 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	81.60
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length	267 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		112.0 GB/s
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
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX 560X

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