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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 RX 6700 XT is 2850 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 100 vs 230 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 7800% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 8970M - 79 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 12 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
79
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.54/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$516.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYPBDP
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
| Solar System | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $479 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 8970M or Radeon RX 6700 XT
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
75 FPS
CA$35.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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78 FPS
CA$30.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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