AMD Radeon HD 8970M videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 8970M

Radeon HD 8970M videocard released by AMD; release date: 14 May 2013. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Neptune.

Core clock speed - 850 MHz. Boost clock speed - 850 MHz. Texture fill rate - 72 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1280. Floating-point performance - 2,304 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 100 Watt.

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 - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38534
3876
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
807
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345391
20588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
57.241 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1223.742 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
93.230 Frames/s
5.780 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
89.306 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4413.025 mHash/s
268.643 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
2521 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3688 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
2595 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
2521.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3688.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
2595.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
0
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 3876
PassMark - G2D Mark 807
Geekbench - OpenCL 20588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 57.241 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1223.742 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 5.780 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 89.306 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 268.643 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2521 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3688 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2595 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2521.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3688.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2595.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768261.30
Medium, 1366x768238.30
High, 1366x768219.70

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72080.50
Medium, 1366x76874.50
High, 1920x108051.60
Ultra, 1920x108046.10

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1366x768139.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108054.00

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720190.00
Medium, 1366x768158.00
High, 1920x1080124.00
Ultra, 1920x108054.00

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720149.30
Medium, 1366x76899.90
High, 1920x108053.40
Ultra, 1920x108050.10

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x72042.20
Medium, 1366x76828.90
High, 1920x108016.10

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72062.10
Medium, 1366x76847.70
High, 1920x108027.80
Ultra, 1920x108016.60

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72081.50
Medium, 1366x76860.30
High, 1920x108033.40
Ultra, 1920x108015.00

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720172.30
Medium, 1366x768126.60
High, 1920x1080116.30
Ultra, 1920x108054.20

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72074.70
Medium, 1366x76869.30
High, 1920x108042.20
Ultra, 1920x108040.80

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72052.40
Medium, 1366x76847.80
High, 1920x108031.40
Ultra, 1920x108027.30

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72082.60
Medium, 1366x76854.10
High, 1920x108029.80
Ultra, 1920x108024.80

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720101.00
Medium, 1920x108050.00
High, 1920x108044.00
Ultra, 1920x108035.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72088.70
Medium, 1920x108039.70
High, 1920x108025.60
Ultra, 1920x108025.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76885.00
Medium, 1366x76854.00
High, 1920x108031.90
Ultra, 1920x108023.40

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768212.70
Medium, 1366x768139.60
High, 1920x108081.30
Ultra, 1920x108065.10

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76862.90
Medium, 1366x76856.90
High, 1920x108038.00
Ultra, 1920x108019.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76887.20
Medium, 1366x76871.00
High, 1920x108055.80
Ultra, 1920x108048.20

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72096.60
Medium, 1366x76866.80
High, 1920x108039.00
Ultra, 1920x108030.90

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768106.00
Medium, 1366x76864.90
High, 1920x108032.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.10

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768166.80
Medium, 1366x768145.00
High, 1920x1080101.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76881.90
Medium, 1366x76853.60
High, 1920x108030.90
Ultra, 1920x108017.70

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768196.00
Medium, 1366x768124.60
High, 1920x108082.40
Ultra, 1920x108049.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768138.10
Medium, 1366x768127.90
High, 1920x108055.20
Ultra, 1920x108023.10

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768182.70
Medium, 1366x768139.00
High, 1920x1080102.00
Ultra, 1920x108087.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1280x72060.00
High, 1920x108057.40
Ultra, 1920x108046.00

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76882.20
Medium, 1366x76874.20
High, 1366x76863.40
Ultra, 1920x108042.90

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76855.10
Medium, 1366x76850.90
High, 1366x76849.90
Ultra, 1920x108035.90

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76881.70
Medium, 1366x76846.30
High, 1366x76823.70
Ultra, 1920x108017.20

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768124.00
Medium, 1366x768104.10
High, 1366x76883.30
Ultra, 1920x108043.25

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108025.40

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76854.50
Medium, 1366x76853.70
High, 1366x76834.80
Ultra, 1920x108020.75

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76893.90
Medium, 1366x76886.30
High, 1366x76843.05
Ultra, 1920x108027.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720192.45
Medium, 1366x768144.85
High, 1366x768129.70
Ultra, 1920x108043.70

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768156.10
Medium, 1366x768104.40
High, 1366x76880.30
Ultra, 1920x108044.40

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768310.70
Medium, 1366x768188.40
High, 1366x768133.30
Ultra, 1920x108057.95

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768117.10
Medium, 1366x76877.60
High, 1366x76844.35
Ultra, 1920x108022.00

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76854.20
Medium, 1366x76849.30
High, 1366x76832.50
Ultra, 1920x108027.45

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768187.90
Medium, 1366x768174.40
High, 1366x768121.60
Ultra, 1920x108072.55

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768127.40
Medium, 1366x768111.40
High, 1366x76899.20
Ultra, 1920x108058.55

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768115.10
Medium, 1366x76885.30
High, 1366x76859.25
Ultra, 1920x108044.60

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768244.80
Medium, 1366x768206.50
High, 1366x768182.70
Ultra, 1920x1080115.80

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72059.90
High, 1366x76859.90
Ultra, 1920x108059.90

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

High, 1366x76890.40
Ultra, 1920x108048.80

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768106.30
Medium, 1366x76891.90
High, 1366x76861.20
Ultra, 1920x108038.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Neptune
Design AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Launch date 14 May 2013
Place in performance rating 555
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 850 MHz
Compute units 20
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1280
Texture fill rate 72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 11
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
PowerTune
ZeroCore