Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2850 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 100 vs 230 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 188% better in Starfield than Radeon HD 8970M - 46 vs 16 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 12 vs 4 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
46
100%
Value, €/FPS
€22.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1028.3
100%
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 8970M | vs | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
---|---|---|
May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
Solar System | Generation | Navi II |
Not Available | MSRP | $479 |
None | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |