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AMD Radeon HD 6970
- Graphics Processor
- Cayman
- Cores
- 1536
- TMUs
- 96
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon HD 6970 was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on December 14th, 2010. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cayman graphics processor, in its Cayman XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cayman graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 389 mm² and 2,640 million transistors. It features 1536 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 6970, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 880 MHz, memory is running at 1375 MHz (5.5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 6970 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 6970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 286 mm x 126 mm x 42 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 369 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 6970 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 6970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 286 mm x 126 mm x 42 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 369 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Cayman
- GPU Variant
-
Cayman XT
(215-0807007)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 3
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 2,640 million
- Density
- 6.8M / mm²
- Die Size
- 389 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Dec 14th, 2010
- Generation
-
Northern Islands
(HD 6900)
- Predecessor
- Evergreen
- Successor
- Southern Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 369 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 80 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 880 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1375 MHz
5.5 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 176.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1536
- TMUs
- 96
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 24
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 28.16 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 84.48 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 2.703 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 286 mm
11.3 inches
- Width
- 126 mm
5 inches
- Height
- 42 mm
1.7 inches
- TDP
- 250 W
- Suggested PSU
- 600 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C20047-00
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Cayman GPU Notes
| Generation: Northern Islands Desktop Variant: Antilles Graphics/Compute: GFX5 Display Core Engine: 5.0 Unified Video Decoder: 3.1 Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 14.4 Windows Vista : Catalyst Software Suite 13.12 Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10: Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 / 16.2.1 Beta |
Retail boards based on this design (20)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 890 MHz | 1375 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches, Triple-slot, 2x DVI 4x DisplayPort | |
| 890 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 900 MHz | 1375 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 920 MHz | 1450 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 900 MHz | 1400 MHz | ||
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 900 MHz | 1400 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 940 MHz | 1375 MHz | 310 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 960 MHz | 1425 MHz | 292 mm/11.5 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1425 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches | |
| 940 MHz | 1425 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches | |
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 249 mm/9.8 inches | |
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 930 MHz | 1375 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 940 MHz | 1425 MHz | ||
| 880 MHz | 1375 MHz |
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