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GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Intro
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti has a core clock frequency of 822 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1002 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It is made up of 384 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 6950 2GB, which features a core clock speed of 800 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1250 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 1408 SPUs, 88 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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170 Watts |
| Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
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200 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
The Radeon HD 6950 2GB, in theory, should perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti overall. (explain)
| Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
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160000 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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128256 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The Radeon HD 6950 2GB is quite a bit (more or less 34%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. (explain)| Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
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70400 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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52608 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti should be a small bit (more or less 3%) more effective at AA than the Radeon HD 6950 2GB, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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26304 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
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25600 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
GeForce GTX 560 TiAmazon.com
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Radeon HD 6950 2GBAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 560 Ti | Radeon HD 6950 2GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | January 2011 | December 2010 |
| Code Name | GF114 | Cayman Pro |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 822 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 4008 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 170 watts | 200 watts |
| Bandwidth | 128256 MB/sec | 160000 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 52608 Mtexels/sec | 70400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 26304 Mpixels/sec | 25600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 384 | 1408 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 88 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1950 million | 2640 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
GeForce GTX 560 TiAmazon.com
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Radeon HD 6950 2GBAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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Comments
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Are you serious with this?
Really, _three_ games?
And judging "fastest card" by counting the TOTAL FPS of those _three_ games? 😀
Not to mention grabbing "power consumption" figures straight from "official specifications" which have little to do with real life.
Check TPU or some other site for proper benchmarks, including power consumption (hint: GTX560 Ti, is NOT faster, and in fact uses more power than 6950)
Agreed with Kaotik. This is possibly the worst comparison I've ever seen. Comparing FPS for three games, two of which have notable Nvidia bias (Dirt 2/Just Cause 2), and then declaring one is faster than the other based purely on tech specs... for shame. Real benchmarks consistently show the 6950 faster across the majority of games, which show just how accurate this comparison really is.
These comparisons are all automated based on database info. But I'll change the wording so it doesn't seem so 'declarative' or whatever.
The benchmarks are real, unless of course Tom's Hardware faked them... which I doubt 🙂
The power consumption figures have to come from official specifications, because it's rare to find sites testing power draw without reporting the total system draw... which can't be used to compare cards because they may have been tested in completely different systems. It's just impractical for comparing things on such a massive scale...
And I don't feel like typing up a disclaimer under every single heading. 😀
Here let me sum this up for you all so this can be put to rest ATI HD5970....need I say more
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stupid french people with their inability to speak english ... i traded my xfx hd6950 2GB for a gainward gtx560 ti... not happy about it, i have less fps in all games, especialy skyrim and bf3. im gonna get my old 6950 back today
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6950 is better than 560ti. I'm proud have 6950 in my pc..save your money for get some better.why not..
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No way the gtx 560ti is better than Radeon HD 6950 (this test is absurd)