Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 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 RX 470 is 1178 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 100 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 38% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon HD 8970M - 58 vs 42 FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
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 RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Solar System | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| None | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
