AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6970 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- 3.9x more texture fill rate: 84.5 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s
- 4.8x more pipelines: 1536 vs 320
- 6.3x better floating-point performance: 2,703.4 gflops vs 432.0 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
- 6.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2834 vs 463
- Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 429 vs 375
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2907
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2907
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 14 December 2010 vs 9 January 2009 |
| Texture fill rate | 84.5 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 1536 vs 320 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,703.4 gflops vs 432.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm vs 55 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 512 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2834 vs 463 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 429 vs 375 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 vs 2907 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 vs 2907 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
- 15.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 550 Watt
- Around 16% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1375 MHz
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 550 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 1375 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6970
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
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| Name | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2834 | 463 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 429 | 375 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35739 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 18.676 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 920.398 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.835 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.219 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 273.175 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 5372 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | 2907 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 5372 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | 2907 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon HD 6970 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | TeraScale 3 | TeraScale |
| Code name | Cayman | M96 |
| Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
| Launch date | 14 December 2010 | 9 January 2009 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $369 | |
| Place in performance rating | 697 | 698 |
| Price now | $94.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 48.01 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 880 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 2,703.4 gflops | 432.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Pipelines | 1536 | 320 |
| Texture fill rate | 84.5 GTexel / s | 21.6 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 550 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,640 million | 514 million |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
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| Eyefinity | ||
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11 | 10.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB / s | |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| 1x Dual-Link/Single-Link DVI | ||
| 1x Single-Link DVI Support (all display ports have to be supported by the laptop manufacturer) | ||
| DisplayPort support up to 2560x1600 | ||
| HDMI support up to 1920x1080 (both with 7.1 AC3 Audio) | ||
| PCI-E 2.0 x16 | ||
| Powerplay | ||
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