Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 560 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 RX 560 XT is 2129 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 560 XT - 100 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
- Performs up to 44% better in Fortnite than Radeon HD 8970M - 59 vs 41 FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
39.23 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
137.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 13th, 2019 |
| Solar System | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 224 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1074 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1226 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
