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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1435 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 100 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 1700% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 8970M - 18 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 8 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
18
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$12.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$226.81
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX RX-580P8DFD6 Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 8970M | vs | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Solar System | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $229 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon HD 8970M or Radeon RX 580
With selected game settings
1 FPS
CA$593.99/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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