Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 217 days older than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Radeon R7 260 - 32 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 95 vs 100 Watts
God of War
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 R7 260
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $109 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
