AMD Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition vs Intel HD Graphics 5600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Blackcomb | Broadwell GT2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Blackcomb XT (216-0811000) | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Generation 8.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | unknown |
| Die size | 212 mm² | unknown |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Aug 25th, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vancouver (HD 6900M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | Manhattan | — |
| Successor | London | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective | System Shared |
| Base clock | — | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1050 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 960 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 24 |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| Compute units | 12 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | — |
| Execution units | — | 24 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 21.76 GPixel/s | 3.150 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 32.64 GTexel/s | 25.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,306 GFLOPS | 403.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 100.8 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | 15 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C296 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.0 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Sep 5th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | HD Graphics-M (Broadwell) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | Ring Bus |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
