The Radeon HD 8970M is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 52% less energy – 100 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 8970M
May 14th, 2013
Average FPS
50
58%
Min 1% FPS
21
46%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
100%
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$399.00
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$599.99
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$449.00
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$399.00
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$479.00
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$479.00
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$380.00
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$599.00
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Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Radeon RX Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 8970M
May 14th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
37%
Pixel Fillrate
28.8 GPixel/s
31%
Texture Fillrate
72 GTexel/s
22%
FP32
2.304 TFLOPS
22%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 8970M | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Solar System | Generation | Vega |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
100 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 28.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 72 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.304 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
