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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 2724 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 100 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 104% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 8970M - 141 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 16 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
141
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.5/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$493.18
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Solar System | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $579 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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