Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 HD 7870 XT is 176 days older than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 100 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Radeon HD 8970M - 66 vs 65 FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Solar System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-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 | 192 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
