Radeon HD 6970 vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Ti and Radeon HD 6970, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Ti
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
24.68
+236%

GTX 780 Ti outperforms HD 6970 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking218530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.261.00
Power efficiency7.132.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGK110BCayman
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 November 2013 (10 years ago)14 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $369

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Ti has 526% better value for money than HD 6970.

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 cores28801536
Core clock speed875 MHzno data
Boost clock speed928 MHz880 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt550 Watt
Texture fill rate222.784.48
Floating-point processing power5.345 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs24096

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth336 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 780 Ti 24.68
+236%
HD 6970 7.34

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780 Ti 9526
+236%
HD 6970 2831

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 780 Ti 11812
+240%
HD 6970 3470

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD94
+248%
27−30
−248%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+320%
10−11
−320%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+268%
21−24
−268%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+205%
21−24
−205%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+194%
45−50
−194%
Hitman 3 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+165%
40−45
−165%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+305%
21−24
−305%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+220%
20−22
−220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+232%
24−27
−232%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+88.9%
50−55
−88.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+320%
10−11
−320%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+268%
21−24
−268%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+205%
21−24
−205%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+194%
45−50
−194%
Hitman 3 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+165%
40−45
−165%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+305%
21−24
−305%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+220%
20−22
−220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+232%
24−27
−232%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+141%
21−24
−141%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+88.9%
50−55
−88.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+320%
10−11
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+194%
45−50
−194%
Hitman 3 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+165%
40−45
−165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+232%
24−27
−232%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+141%
21−24
−141%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+88.9%
50−55
−88.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+220%
20−22
−220%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+245%
10−12
−245%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+422%
27−30
−422%
Hitman 3 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+980%
5−6
−980%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+198%
45−50
−198%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Hitman 3 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+429%
24−27
−429%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

This is how GTX 780 Ti and HD 6970 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780 Ti is 248% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 780 Ti is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 780 Ti surpassed HD 6970 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.68 7.34
Recency 7 November 2013 14 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 550 Watt

GTX 780 Ti has a 236.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970 in performance tests.


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