Radeon HD 6970 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) with Radeon HD 6970, including specs and performance data.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.43

HD 6970 outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking667537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.06
Power efficiencyno data2.01
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2022−2023)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameRaphaelCayman
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date26 September 2022 (2 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 cores1281536
Boost clock speed2200 MHz880 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data550 Watt
Texture fill rateno data84.48
Floating-point processing powerno data2.703 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data96

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1375 MHz
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 data2x 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-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2

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.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 4.43
HD 6970 7.35
+65.9%

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.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 2338
HD 6970 3470
+48.4%

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 HD17
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data13.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−88.5%
45−50
+88.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−48.3%
40−45
+48.3%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−88.5%
45−50
+88.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−48.3%
40−45
+48.3%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−127%
24−27
+127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−88.5%
45−50
+88.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
−378%
40−45
+378%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
−178%
24−27
+178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 0−1 3−4
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 4−5

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and HD 6970 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6970 is 59% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6970 is ahead in 66 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 7.35
Recency 26 September 2022 14 December 2010
Chip lithography 6 nm 40 nm

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6970, on the other hand, has a 65.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 6970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 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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