Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon RX 570X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 570X. 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 RX 570X. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon RX 570X
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	120 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 358% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 570X.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 570X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 570X has 6 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 570X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 26 mm longer, than Radeon RX 570X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570X is 5625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	9−10
ultra / 1080p	9−10	5−6
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	30−35
medium / 1080p	27−30	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon RX 570X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	160−170
medium / 768p	180−190	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	65−70
QHD / 1440p	50−55	35−40
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	140−150	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	70−75
ultra / 1080p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 30% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	18−20	10−12
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 41% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	9−10	3−4
low / 720p	50−55	30−35
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 58% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
medium / 768p	75−80	55−60
high / 1080p	30−33	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 44% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	16−18
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 71% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	110−120	100−105
high / 1080p	−	95−100
ultra / 1080p	100−110	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 34% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	16−18
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 41% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	55−60	30−35
medium / 768p	30−35	21−24
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 56% more, than Radeon RX 570X.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	35−40	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Radeon RX 570X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon RX 570X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	Cayman	Polaris 20
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	11 April 2018
Pipelines	1536	2048
Core clock speed		1168 MHz
Boost Clock	880 MHz	1244 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	159.2
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	5,095 gflops
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		224.0 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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