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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1553 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 100 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 23% better in Valorant than Radeon HD 8970M - 643 vs 524 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 8 vs 4 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
643
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$676.64
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Solar System | Generation | Vega |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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