AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs ATI Mobility Radeon X1700

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 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 Radeon X1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 95% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 475 MHz
62.3x more texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 1.9 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
6.9x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 800 MHz

Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 475 MHz
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s vs 1.9 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 800 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon X1700

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
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		105
PassMark - G2D Mark		228

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R500
Code name	Tahiti	M66
Launch date	8 January 2013	1 February 2006
Place in performance rating	755	758
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	475 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2048	12
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s	1.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	157 million
Boost clock speed		475 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	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	400 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	128
Shared memory		0
Technologies
Powerplay 6.0