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AMD Radeon HD 6970

Graphics processor Released Dec 15, 2010

Video memory: 2 GB
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 176 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

329.54^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

55.67^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

127.03^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

197.84^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

85.25^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

112.13^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

422.20^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

276.16^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

432.85^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

44,982.50^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

100.01^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

15.52^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

17^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

53.93^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

30.56^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 6970

46.06^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark2,831^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark430^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,863^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark654^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark3,519^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · passmark_g3d_mark2,950^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: TeraScale 3
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPU cores: 1,536^*
GPU base clock: 880 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 880 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,375 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 2,048 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 389 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 250 W^*
Transistors: 2,640 million^*
GPU boost clock: 880 MHz
Graphics processor: Cayman^*
Texture mapping units: 96^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 250 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.2 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.4^*
OpenCL: 1.2^*
Shader model: 5.0^*
GPU L2 cache: 512 KB^*

GPU configurations

2 GB / GDDR5 / 256-bit / Cayman XT
Capacity
2 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
176 GB/s
Chip variant
Cayman XT
Reference clock
880 MHz
Memory bus
256 bit
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 2^*
Video memory: 2 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 176 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 250 W^*
Typical board power: 550 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 26 fields

gpu name: AMD Radeon HD 6970^*
compute units: 384^*
ray accelerators: 0^*
infinity cache mb: 0^* MB
base clock mhz: 880^* MHz
boost clock mhz: 880^* MHz
memory size gb: 2^* GB
memory type: GDDR5^*
bus width bit: 256^*
bandwidth gbs: 176^* GB/s
fp32 tflops: 2.703^* TFLOPS
series: Radeon HD 6000^*
tdp watts: 250^* W
passmark g3d mark: 2,950^*
time spy graphics: 1,950^*
launch price usd: 369^*
transistor density m per mm2: 6.79^* mm²
fp32 gflops per dollar: 7.33^* GFLOPS
fp32 gflops per watt: 10.81^* GFLOPS
architecture: TeraScale 3^*
codename: Cayman^*
launch year: 2010^*
process node nm: 40^* nm
die size mm2: 389^* mm²
transistor count millions: 2,640^*
stream processors: 1,536^*

Specifications 2 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,703^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,640^*
Die size: 389^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 20^*

Specifications 3 · 33 fields

Architecture: Terascale 3 Cayman XT^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 512KB^*
Manufacturer: AMD^*
Max Power: 250 Watts^*
Memory: 2,048^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 176GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 256 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,375^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.3^*
PSU: 550 Watt & 37 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 28 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 32^*
Release Date: 14-Dec-2010^*
Release Price: $369.00^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 96^*
Texture Rate: 84 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 880^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 11.0^*
DisplayPort Connection: 2^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
GPU Chip: Cayman^*
Released: Dec 14th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 880^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1536 / 96 / 32^*

Specifications 5 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 2,703^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 675.8^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon HD 6970^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2010-12-14^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 250^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 389^* mm²
Transistors (million): 2,640^*
Freq (MHz): 880^* MHz

Specifications 6 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 2,640 million^*
proc die size: 389^* mm²
cores: 1,536^*
memory clock: 1,375^*
ram: 2^*
name: AMD Radeon HD 6970^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 176^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 2.703^*
fp64 performance: 0.6758^*
tdp: 250^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.28^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: TeraScale 3^*
card release date: 2010-12-14^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 7 · 34 fields

DirectX / feature level

11.2 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.2^*

OpenGL

4.4^*

Shader model

5.0^*

Architecture

TeraScale 3^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

256^* bit

Reported shader processors

1,536^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

2.703^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.6758^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

8 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

28.16 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

389 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

2,640 million^*

Graphics processor

Cayman^*

Reported video memory

2^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

176.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

1,536^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

250 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

84.48 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

96^*

GPU cores

1,536^*

Video memory

2^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 8 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

2,831^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 6970^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 6970^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 9 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
GPU Chip: Cayman^*
Released: Dec 14th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 880^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 1536 / 96 / 32^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,703^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,640^*
Die size: 389^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 20^*

Specifications 11 · 56 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Cayman^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: TeraScale 3^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,640 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 389^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Dec 14th, 2010^*
Graphics Card Generation: Northern Islands (HD 6900)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Southern Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 6970^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 880^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 176^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 96^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Cayman^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 28.16 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 84.48 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 250^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C20047-00^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.2 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.4^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.2^*
source file: amd2010.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Evergreen^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 369 USD^*
Board Design Length: 286 mm 11.3 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Cayman XT (215-0807007)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 6.8M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 126 mm 5 inches^*
Board Design Width: 42 mm 1.7 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 80 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 96^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.0^*
Top CORES: 1,536^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,536^*
Render Config Compute Units: 24^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.703^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Render Config L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 12 · 9 fields

name: Radeon HD 6970^*
price: $94.99*^*
3dmark: 3,519^*
value: 37.05^*
2dmark: 654^*
tdp: 250^*
powerperf: 14^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 13 · 9 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 6970^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

2,863^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

430^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

149.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

19.09^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

250^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

11.45^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 14 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GM204^*
gpuChip: Cayman^*
productName: Radeon HD 6970^*
productName: Radeon HD 6970^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
memSize: 2^*
memSize: 2^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 823^*
gpuClock: 880^*
memClock: 1,253^*
memClock: 1,375^*
unifiedShader: 1,536^*
unifiedShader: 1,024^*
tmu: 64^*
tmu: 96^*

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