Radeon HD 6970 vs GeForce MX350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX350 with Radeon HD 6970, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX350
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 20 Watt
7.30

HD 6970 outperforms MX350 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking538537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.06
Power efficiency25.012.01
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGP107Cayman
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$369

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores6401536
Core clock speed747 MHzno data
Boost clock speed937 MHz880 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt550 Watt
Texture fill rate29.9884.48
Floating-point processing power1.199 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3296

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 supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.06 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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.

GeForce MX350 7.30
HD 6970 7.35
+0.7%

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.

GeForce MX350 2811
HD 6970 2833
+0.8%

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.

GeForce MX350 4371
+26%
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 HD26
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
1440p31
+3.3%
30−35
−3.3%
4K25
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data15.38
1440pno data12.30
4Kno data15.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 26
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Hitman 3 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+200%
40−45
−200%
Metro Exodus 37
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+60%
20−22
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+75.9%
50−55
−75.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Hitman 3 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+170%
40−45
−170%
Metro Exodus 28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+20%
20−22
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
+63%
50−55
−63%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−125%
18−20
+125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−150%
14−16
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−158%
45−50
+158%
Hitman 3 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
−115%
40−45
+115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
−800%
50−55
+800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GeForce MX350 and HD 6970 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is 8% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX350 is 3% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX350 is 4% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 200% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970 is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is ahead in 20 tests (28%)
  • HD 6970 is ahead in 18 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.30 7.35
Recency 10 February 2020 14 December 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 550 Watt

GeForce MX350 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2650% lower power consumption.

HD 6970, on the other hand, has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce MX350 and Radeon HD 6970.

Be aware that GeForce MX350 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6970 is a desktop 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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NVIDIA GeForce MX350
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