AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs ATI Mobility FireGL V5200

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

ATI Mobility FireGL V5200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2.2x more core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 425 MHz
23.2x more texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 5.1 GTexel / s
170.7x more pipelines: 2048 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 256 MB
5.8x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 950 MHz

Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 425 MHz
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s vs 5.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 950 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: ATI Mobility FireGL V5200

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Mobility FireGL V5200
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
PassMark - G3D Mark		45
PassMark - G2D Mark		248

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Mobility FireGL V5200
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R500
Code name	Tahiti	M56
Launch date	8 January 2013	1 February 2006
Place in performance rating	727	730
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	425 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2048	12
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s	5.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	157 million
Boost clock speed		425 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	274 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0	9.0c
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB / s	15.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	475 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	950 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	128
Shared memory		0
Technologies
Powerplay 6.0