Radeon HD 6970M X2 vs GeForce GTX 470
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 512 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.28 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 448 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 34.05 | 32.64 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.089 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 133.9 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 4 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 150 Watt |
HD 6970M X2 has an age advantage of 9 months, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 43.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6970M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6970M X2 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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