Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 3438 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 100 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 22% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 8970M - 639 vs 525 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 8 vs 4 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
639
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€337
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
Solar System | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |