NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon HD 6970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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, 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q

AMD Radeon HD 6970

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 47% higher boost clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 880 MHz
2442.6x more texture fill rate: 206.4 GTexel/s vs 84.5 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 5120 vs 1536
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 40 nm
6.9x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 550 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1375 MHz
5.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 15361 vs 2839
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 643 vs 432
2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 92696 vs 35739
24.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 449.647 vs 18.676
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4619.617 vs 920.398
19.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 36.308 vs 1.835
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 181.818 vs 52.219
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1410.887 vs 273.175
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 24877 vs 5372
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 11471 vs 3716
4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 13334 vs 3358
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 24877 vs 5372
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 11471 vs 3716
4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 13334 vs 3358

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 14 December 2010
Boost clock speed	1290 MHz vs 880 MHz
Texture fill rate	206.4 GTexel/s vs 84.5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	5120 vs 1536
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 550 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1375 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	15361 vs 2839
PassMark - G2D Mark	643 vs 432
Geekbench - OpenCL	92696 vs 35739
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	449.647 vs 18.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4619.617 vs 920.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	36.308 vs 1.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	181.818 vs 52.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1410.887 vs 273.175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	24877 vs 5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	11471 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	13334 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	24877 vs 5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	11471 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	13334 vs 3358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

15361

2839

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

643

432

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

92696

35739

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

449.647

18.676

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4619.617

920.398

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.308

1.835

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

181.818

52.219

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1410.887

273.175

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24877

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11471

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13334

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24877

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11471

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13334

3358

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q	AMD Radeon HD 6970
PassMark - G3D Mark	15361	2839
PassMark - G2D Mark	643	432
Geekbench - OpenCL	92696	35739
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	449.647	18.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4619.617	920.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	36.308	1.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	181.818	52.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1410.887	273.175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	24877	5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	11471	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	13334	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	24877	5372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	11471	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	13334	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2380	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q	AMD Radeon HD 6970
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	TeraScale 3
Code name	GA104	Cayman
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	14 December 2010
Place in performance rating	81	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	1290 MHz	880 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	40 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	206.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	13.21 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	13.21 TFLOPS
Pipelines	5120	1536
Pixel fill rate	103.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	206.4 GTexel/s	84.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	550 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	2,640 million
Floating-point performance		2,703.4 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 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 Ultimate (12_2)	11
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1375 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	DDR5
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire