AMD Radeon HD 6970 vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cayman | Bonaire |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cayman XT (215-0807007) | Bonaire XT (215-0839039) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 2,080 million |
| Die size | 389 mm² | 160 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 14th, 2010 | Dec 21st, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | Volcanic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 369 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 80 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Sea Islands |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Pirate Islands |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 880 MHz | 1100 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective | 1625 MHz 6.5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 176.0 GB/s | 104.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1536 | 896 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 96 | 56 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 24 | 14 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 28.16 GPixel/s | 17.60 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 84.48 GTexel/s | 61.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.703 TFLOPS | 1.971 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) | 123.2 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 286 mm 11.3 inches | 183 mm 7.2 inches |
| Width | 126 mm 5 inches | — |
| Height | 42 mm 1.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 250 W | 85 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C200-47 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.3 |
