Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 1437 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon HD 8970M
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Radeon RX 550 - 95 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 50 vs 100 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
93
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€96.99
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
53%
Radeon HD 8970M | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Solar System | Generation | Polaris |
Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |