Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 1123 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 100 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 36% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Radeon HD 8970M - 75 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 8 vs 4 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| Solar System | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $379 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 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 | 256.3 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
