The Radeon HD 8970M is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 44% less energy – 100 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 8970M
May 14th, 2013
Average FPS
50
54%
Min 1% FPS
21
42%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, $
$598
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.5/FPS
100%
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$598.00
In Stock
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$598.00
In Stock
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$598.00
In Stock
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$499.00
In Stock
Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 8970M
May 14th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
48%
Pixel Fillrate
28.8 GPixel/s
26%
Texture Fillrate
72 GTexel/s
26%
FP32
2.304 TFLOPS
26%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 8970M | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $599.00 |
| Solar System | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
100 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 28.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 72 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 2.304 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
