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: 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 791 792
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