AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 86% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 498 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 568
5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 568

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 1 March 2010
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 498 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339 vs 568
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339 vs 568

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

568

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

568

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339	568
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339	568
PassMark - G3D Mark		141
PassMark - G2D Mark		442

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	Tahiti	RS880
Launch date	8 January 2013	1 March 2010
Place in performance rating	755	747
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	498 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2048
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	181 million
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
API support
DirectX	12.0	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5