AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM and AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM
- Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 925 MHz
- Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 175 Watt vs 250 Watt
Core clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 925 MHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 175 Watt vs 250 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
- Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 80 GTexel / s
- Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
- Around 48% better floating-point performance: 3,789 gflops vs 2,560 gflops
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 15% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Texture fill rate | 118.4 GTexel / s vs 80 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2048 vs 1280 |
Floating-point performance | 3,789 gflops vs 2,560 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 3 GB vs 2 GB |
Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz vs 4800 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
Name | AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM | AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3339 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3339 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM | AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Pitcairn | Tahiti |
Launch date | 8 January 2013 | 8 January 2013 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 757 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 925 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2,560 gflops | 3,789 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 1280 | 2048 |
Texture fill rate | 80 GTexel / s | 118.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 175 Watt | 250 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,800 million | 4,313 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | 274 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 12.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB / s | 264.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 5500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |