Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon R9 270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 183 days older than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 100 vs 150 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 4 vs 2 GB
Sons Of The Forest
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 270
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| None | Outputs | 2x 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 | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
