Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 53 days newer than Radeon HD 7790.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon HD 7790 - 292 vs 287 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 85 vs 100 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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 HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| Solar System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $149 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 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 |
