Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire vs Quadro RTX 4000

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
4000 5000 6000 6000 Passive 8000 8000 Passive 8100 8200
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
8180 8210 8210E 8240 Mobile IGP 8250 8280 Mobile IGP 8280E 8310E 8310G 8330 Mobile IGP 8330E 8350G 8400 Mobile IGP 8400E 8410G 8450G 8450G + Radeon HD 8570M Dual Graphics 8510G 8530M 8550G 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics 8550M 8570A 8570M 8590M 8610G 8610G IGP 8650G 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 8650M 8670A 8670M 8690M 8730A 8730M 8750A 8750M 8770M 8790M 8830M 8850M 8870M 8950M 8970M 8970M Crossfire

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018, $899
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
35.68
+109%

RTX 4000 outperforms HD 8970M Crossfire by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Share:
RTX 4000 RTX 4000
HD 8970M Crossfire HD 8970M Crossfire

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking154349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.91no data
Power efficiency17.146.55
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameTU104Neptune CF
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (7 years ago)1 May 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores23042560
Core clock speed1005 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5no data
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data
L1 Cache2.3 MBno data
L2 Cache4 MBno data

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-Cno data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)11.1
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA7.5-
DLSS+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD140−150
+103%
69
−103%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.42no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 128
+0%
128
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and HD 8970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 103% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 35.68 17.05
Recency 13 November 2018 1 May 2012
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 109.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a notebook one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
Quadro RTX 4000
AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
Like
Like

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
Pro W6600 Radeon Pro W6600
HD 8970M Crossfire Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
vs
GTX 1650 Mobile GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
Pro W6800X Duo Radeon Pro W6800X Duo
RX 570G Radeon RX 570G
vs
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G1 Lake-U Xe Graphics G1
GTX 1070 GDDR5X GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
vs
RX 570 X2 RX 570 X2
GTX 1070 GDDR5X GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
vs
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile
P5200 Max-Q Quadro P5200 Max-Q
vs
GTX 670MX GTX 670MX
P5200 Max-Q Quadro P5200 Max-Q
vs
RTX A5000 Max-Q RTX A5000 Max-Q
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
Go 7600 GT Go 7600 GT
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
Radeon 530 Radeon 530
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
GT 740 GT 740
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
FirePro V7900 FirePro V7900
RTX 4000 Quadro RTX 4000
vs
GeForce4 Ti 4600 Ti 4600

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.6 519 votes

Rate Quadro RTX 4000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.8 4 votes

Rate Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Quadro RTX 4000 or Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.