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.
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 |
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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 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 105 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 228 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM | ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | R500 |
Code name | Tahiti | M66 |
Launch date | 8 January 2013 | 1 February 2006 |
Place in performance rating | 757 | 759 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12.0 | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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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 |
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Powerplay 6.0 |