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
I/O
Top
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon HD 6970 was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched in December 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort. 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort. 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
- 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) performance
- 2.703 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 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
2x mini-DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- C200-47
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Cayman GPU Notes
| Architecture Codename: Northern Islands Graphics/Compute: GFX5 Display Core Engine: 5.0 Unified Video Decoder: 3.1 |
Retail boards based on this design (20)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II
|
890 MHz | 1375 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches, Triple-slot, 2x DVI 4x DisplayPort |
ASUS HD 6970 OC
|
890 MHz | 1375 MHz | |
GIGABYTE HD 6970 OC
|
900 MHz | 1375 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
GIGABYTE HD 6970 OC2
|
920 MHz | 1450 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
HIS HD 6970 Fan
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | |
HIS HD 6970 Fan Turbo
|
900 MHz | 1400 MHz | |
HIS HD 6970 IceQ
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches |
HIS HD 6970 IceQ Mix
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches |
HIS HD 6970 IceQ Turbo
|
900 MHz | 1400 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches |
MSI HD 6970 Lightning
|
940 MHz | 1375 MHz | 310 mm/12.2 inches |
PowerColor HD 6970 Devil 13
|
960 MHz | 1425 MHz | 292 mm/11.5 inches |
PowerColor HD 6970 LCS
|
925 MHz | 1425 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches |
PowerColor HD 6970 PCS+
|
940 MHz | 1425 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches |
Sapphire HD 6970 Battlefield Vietnam
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | |
Sapphire HD 6970 Dual Fan
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 249 mm/9.8 inches |
Sapphire HD 6970 Dual-X
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches |
Sapphire HD 6970 FleX
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches |
Sapphire HD 6970 FleX BF3 Edition
|
930 MHz | 1375 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches |
VTX3D HD 6970 X-Edition
|
940 MHz | 1425 MHz | |
XFX HD 6970
|
880 MHz | 1375 MHz |