AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs AMD Radeon HD 6930

AMD Radeon HD 6970 $369
AMD Radeon HD 6930 $180
1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
880MHz
1280 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
750MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.92 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
1.92 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
186W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 41% faster vs Radeon HD 6930
  • 29% slower vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 - 2.7 TFLOPS FP32
x1.41
Radeon HD 6930 - 1.92 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 41% faster vs Radeon HD 6930
  • 29% slower vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 - 2.7 TFLOPS FP32
x1.41
Radeon HD 6930 - 1.92 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 15% faster vs Radeon HD 6930
  • 13% slower vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 - 176GB/s
x1.15
Radeon HD 6930 - 153.6GB/s
x1
  • 34% higher vs Radeon HD 6930
  • 26% lower vs Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 6970 - 250W
x1.34
Radeon HD 6930 - 186W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Cayman XT
Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Cayman CE
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
12/15/2010
Release Date
12/1/2011
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
40nm
Fabrication Node
40nm
Die Size
389 mm²
Die Size
389 mm²
Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1536 Shaders
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
24 CUs
Compute Units
20 CUs
880MHz
750MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.92 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
1.92 TFLOPS
FP64
680 GFLOPS
FP64
480 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
28.16 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
24 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
84.48 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
60 GTexel/s
L1
8KB/CU
L1
8KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
2GB
GDDR5
2GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
176GB/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
TDP
250W
TDP
186W
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
1x HDMI 1.3
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
1x HDMI 1.3
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
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
No Encoders
No Encoders
Model
UVD 3.1
Model
UVD 3.1
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
5
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
5
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
126 mm (4.96 in)
Width
286 mm (11.26 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
115 mm (4.53 in)
Width
220 mm (8.66 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
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