AMD Radeon Pro 560X vs AMD Radeon HD 8970M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560X and AMD Radeon HD 8970M 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560X

• Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Around 18% higher core clock speed: 1004 MHz vs 850 MHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
• Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 4800 MHz
• 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5367 vs 2521
• Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 2595
• 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5367 vs 2521
• Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 2595

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970M

• Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1024
• Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3876 vs 3678
• Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 807 vs 711
• Around 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 20899 vs 17548
• Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 57.241 vs 48.494
• Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1223.742 vs 679.583
• Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.78 vs 3.96
• Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 89.306 vs 62.405
• Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 268.643 vs 247.728
• Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 2495
• Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 2495

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8970M

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	3678 3876
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	711 807
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	17548 20899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	48.494 57.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	679.583 1223.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3.96 5.78
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	62.405 89.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	247.728 268.643
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5367 2521
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2495 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3351 2595
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5367 2521
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2495 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3351 2595

Compare specifications (specs)