Radeon HD 7970 vs Tesla M6

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970 and Tesla M6 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 7970 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M6 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7970 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than Tesla M6.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M6 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Radeon HD 7970 and Tesla M6 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 3637 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−12
low / 720p 60−65 65−70
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 7970.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7970 Tesla M6
Architecture GCN Maxwell 2.0
Code name Tahiti XT GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 December 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 118.4 113.3
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops 3,625 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1375 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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