Radeon Pro 5600M vs HD 6970M

Place in the ranking	596	238
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.42	33.08
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Blackcomb	Navi 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 years ago)

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	960	2560
Core clock speed	680 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.64	164.8
Floating-point processing power	1.306 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	48	160

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).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	394.2 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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.

HD 6970M 5.83

Pro 5600M 23.72
+307%

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.

HD 6970M 2270

Pro 5600M 9232
+307%

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:

900p	52 −304%	210−220 +304%
Full HD	50 −300%	200−210 +300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −267%	40−45 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −311%	70−75 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −267%	40−45 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −320%	60−65 +320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −212%	50−55 +212%
Valorant	18−20 −405%	95−100 +405%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −311%	70−75 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −267%	40−45 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Dota 2	20−22 −315%	80−85 +315%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −164%	70−75 +164%
Fortnite	35−40 −249%	120−130 +249%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −315%	80−85 +315%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −320%	60−65 +320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −212%	150−160 +212%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −212%	50−55 +212%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −305%	75−80 +305%
Valorant	18−20 −405%	95−100 +405%
World of Tanks	90−95 −169%	250−260 +169%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −311%	70−75 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −267%	40−45 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Dota 2	20−22 −315%	80−85 +315%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −164%	70−75 +164%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −212%	150−160 +212%
Valorant	18−20 −405%	95−100 +405%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −400%	170−180 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
World of Tanks	40−45 −272%	160−170 +272%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −380%	45−50 +380%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −475%	65−70 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −375%	35−40 +375%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Valorant	16−18 −300%	60−65 +300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Dota 2	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −329%	70−75 +329%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −400%	24−27 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −357%	30−35 +357%
Fortnite	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −517%	35−40 +517%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Valorant	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%

This is how HD 6970M and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 304% faster in 900p
Pro 5600M is 300% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5600M is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro 5600M surpassed HD 6970M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.83	23.72
Recency	4 January 2011	15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 306.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.