Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380 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 R9 380 is 765 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 100 vs 190 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380
- Performs up to 18% better in Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 8970M - 20 vs 17 FPS
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
108.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Solar System | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
