CMP 170HX vs Radeon HD 8970 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 January 2013 (13 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 4480 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 118.4 | 394.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.789 TFLOPS | 12.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| TMUs | 128 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 13.1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 8 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 274 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1458 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264.0 GB/s | 1,493 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2013 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
CMP 170HX has an age advantage of 8 years, a 433% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8970 OEM and CMP 170HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8970 OEM is a desktop graphics card while CMP 170HX is a workstation one.
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