Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 385 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 4 vs 2 GB
League of Legends
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 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970M |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Solar System | Generation | London |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| None | Outputs | None |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
