Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 285 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 R9 285 is 476 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 100 vs 190 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 8970M - 76 vs 69 FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.38 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
102.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
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May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 918 MHz |
900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |