AMD Radeon HD 8970M review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon HD 8970M. Ranked 249 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2013, process technology 28 nm, power consumption 100 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 850 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 900 MHz. On board is 4 GB of memory with a clock rate of 4800 MHz and a bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon HD 8970M graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon HD 8970M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		312
Value for money (0-100):		31.66
Architecture:		GCN
Code name:		Neptune
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		15 May 2013 (8 years ago)
Price now:		$135
Value for money:		8.93
GPU code name:		Neptune
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon HD 8970M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		1280
Core clock speed:		850 MHz
Boost Clock:		900 MHz
Transistor count:		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		100 Watt
Texture fill rate:		72.00
Floating-point performance:		2,304 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1280
Boost clock speed:		900 MHz
Number of transistors:		2,800 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		100 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size:		large

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon HD 8970M.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		4 GB
Memory bus width:		256 Bit
Memory clock speed:		4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		153.6 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		No outputs

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon HD 8970M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_1)
OpenGL:		4.6

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon HD 8970M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon HD 8970M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon HD 8970M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.