AMD Radeon HD 6950M vs AMD Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB

AMD Radeon HD 6950M
AMD Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB
960 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
580MHz
960 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
680MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.11 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.31 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
1.11 TFLOPS
FP32
1.31 TFLOPS
Form Factor
MXM-B
Form Factor
MXM-B
TDP
50W
TDP
75W

Peak AI Performance

  • 15% slower vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB
  • 18% faster vs Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon HD 6950M - 1.11 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB - 1.31 TFLOPS FP32
x1.18

FP32

  • 15% slower vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB
  • 18% faster vs Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon HD 6950M - 1.11 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB - 1.31 TFLOPS FP32
x1.18
  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB
  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon HD 6950M - 115.2GB/s
x1
Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB - 115.2GB/s
x1
  • 33% lower vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB
  • 50% higher vs Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon HD 6950M - 50W
x1
Radeon HD 6970M Mac 2GB - 75W
x1.5
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Codename
Barts
RV940
Variant
Blackcomb Pro
Codename
Barts
RV940
Variant
Blackcomb XT
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/4/2011
Release Date
1/4/2011
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
40nm
Fabrication Node
40nm
Die Size
255 mm²
Die Size
255 mm²
Transistor Count
1.7 Billion
Transistor Count
1.7 Billion
Transistor Density
6.67M/mm²
Transistor Density
6.67M/mm²
Form
MXM-B
Form
MXM-B
Shading Units
960 Shaders
Shading Units
960 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
48 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
48 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
12 CUs
Compute Units
12 CUs
580MHz
680MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.11 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.31 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
1.11 TFLOPS
FP32
1.31 TFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
18.56 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
21.76 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
27.84 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
32.64 GTexel/s
L1
8KB/CU
L1
8KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
1GB
GDDR5
2GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
900MHz
Transfer Rate
3.6GT/s
Bandwidth
115.2GB/s
Clock
900MHz
Transfer Rate
3.6GT/s
Bandwidth
115.2GB/s
TDP
50W
TDP
75W
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
No Encoders
No Encoders
Model
UVD 3.0
Model
UVD 3.0
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
4
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
4
Not a Card
Not a Card
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
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