AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs Intel HD Graphics 2000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and Intel HD Graphics 2000 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Intel HD Graphics 2000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 9% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 850 MHz
341.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 6
371.5x better floating-point performance: 3,789 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 1039
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2013 vs 5 January 2011
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 850 MHz
Pipelines	2048 vs 6
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339 vs 1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

7.2x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 118.4 GTexel / s

Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 118.4 GTexel / s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 2000

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

1039

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3339

1039

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	Intel HD Graphics 2000
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339	1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339	1039
PassMark - G2D Mark		456
PassMark - G3D Mark		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 6.0
Code name	Tahiti	Sandy Bridge GT1
Launch date	8 January 2013	5 January 2011
Place in performance rating	755	687
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	2048	6
Texture fill rate	118.4 GTexel / s	850 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	189 million
Boost clock speed		1150 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
API support
DirectX	12.0	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory		1