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).

AMD Radeon HD 6970M

NVIDIA Quadro 6000

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: 9845 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	9845 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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2270

2685

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

656

446

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

9845

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.787

24.377

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

617.819

793.755

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.927

2.66

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.456

34.891

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

117.801

90.839

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3229

3689

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3229

3689

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3335

Name	AMD Radeon HD 6970M	NVIDIA Quadro 6000
PassMark - G3D Mark	2270	2685
PassMark - G2D Mark	656	446
Geekbench - OpenCL	3349	9845
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
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Blackcomb	GF100
Launch date	4 January 2011	10 December 2010
Place in performance rating	790	791
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$4,399
Price now		$332.21
Value for money (0-100)		12.86
Technical info
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
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
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