Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7950 is 469 days older than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 100 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon HD 8970M - 96 vs 93 FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
28.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
72 GTexel/s
80.35714285714286%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
88.8888888888889%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Solar System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $449 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
