NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon HD 6970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and AMD Radeon HD 6970 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, 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, 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 51% higher boost clock speed: 1328 MHz vs 880 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 550 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
5.1x more memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 1375 MHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4020 vs 2839
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6614 vs 5372
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6614 vs 5372

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2018 vs 14 December 2010
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz vs 880 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 550 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz vs 1375 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020 vs 2839
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614 vs 5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614 vs 5372

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970

Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 84.5 GTexel / s vs 53.12 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
Around 59% better floating-point performance: 2,703.4 gflops vs 1,700 gflops
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 432 vs 285
2.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35739 vs 12601
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1341
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1341

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	84.5 GTexel / s vs 53.12 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops vs 1,700 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	432 vs 285
Geekbench - OpenCL	35739 vs 12601
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 1341
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 1341

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4020

2839

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

285

432

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12601

35739

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3358

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon HD 6970
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020	2839
PassMark - G2D Mark	285	432
Geekbench - OpenCL	12601	35739
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614	5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1491	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1341	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614	5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1491	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1341	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2076	0
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon HD 6970
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	TeraScale 3
Code name	GP107	Cayman
Launch date	3 January 2018	14 December 2010
Place in performance rating	656	662
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$369
Price now		$94.99
Value for money (0-100)		48.01
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz	880 MHz
Core clock speed	999 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	640	1536
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s	84.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	550 Watt
Transistor count	3,300 million	2,640 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	11
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire