AMD Radeon HD 6970M vs NVIDIA Quadro 6000
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6970M and NVIDIA Quadro 6000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970M
- Around 18% higher core clock speed: 680 MHz vs 574 MHz
- Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 32.6 GTexel / s vs 32.1 GTexel / s
- 2.1x more pipelines: 960 vs 448
- Around 27% better floating-point performance: 1,305.6 gflops vs 1,027.7 gflops
- 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 204 Watt
- Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 2988 MHz
- Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 656 vs 446
- Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 117.801 vs 90.839
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 680 MHz vs 574 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 32.6 GTexel / s vs 32.1 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 960 vs 448 |
Floating-point performance | 1,305.6 gflops vs 1,027.7 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt vs 204 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 2988 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 656 vs 446 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 117.801 vs 90.839 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3342 vs 3335 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3342 vs 3335 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 6000
- 6x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 1 GB
- Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2685 vs 2270
- 2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9850 vs 3349
- 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.377 vs 4.787
- Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 793.755 vs 617.819
- 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.66 vs 0.927
- Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.891 vs 24.456
- Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3689 vs 3229
- Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3689 vs 3229
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum memory size | 6 GB vs 1 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2685 vs 2270 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 9850 vs 3349 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 24.377 vs 4.787 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 793.755 vs 617.819 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.66 vs 0.927 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 34.891 vs 24.456 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3689 vs 3229 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3689 vs 3229 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6970M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 6000
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon HD 6970M | NVIDIA Quadro 6000 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2270 | 2685 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 656 | 446 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 3349 | 9850 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.787 | 24.377 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 617.819 | 793.755 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.927 | 2.66 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 24.456 | 34.891 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 117.801 | 90.839 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3229 | 3689 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3342 | 3335 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3229 | 3689 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3342 | 3335 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3501 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3501 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 6970M | NVIDIA Quadro 6000 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Fermi |
Code name | Blackcomb | GF100 |
Launch date | 4 January 2011 | 10 December 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 791 | 792 |
Type | Laptop | Workstation |
Launch price (MSRP) | $4,399 | |
Price now | $332.21 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 12.86 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 574 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,305.6 gflops | 1,027.7 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 960 | 448 |
Texture fill rate | 32.6 GTexel / s | 32.1 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 204 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,700 million | 3,100 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Length | 248 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12.0 (11_0) |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB / s | 143.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 2988 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 |