GeForce MX570 A vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and GeForce MX570 A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
16.88
+15.5%

HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms MX570 A by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking351389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.5445.26
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNeptune CFGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (13 years ago)May 2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores25602048
Core clock speed850 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1155 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data73.92
Floating-point processing powerno data4.731 TFLOPS
ROPsno data40
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cacheno data2 MB
L2 Cacheno data2 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6
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 HD69
+25.5%
55−60
−25.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Fortnite 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Valorant 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 128
+16.4%
110−120
−16.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+21.2%
85−90
−21.2%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Fortnite 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Valorant 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+21.2%
85−90
−21.2%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Valorant 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+27%
100−105
−27%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+17.1%
140−150
−17.1%
Valorant 160−170
+20%
140−150
−20%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Valorant 95−100
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Dota 2 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and MX570 A compete in popular games:

  • HD 8970M Crossfire is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.88 14.61
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 25 Watt

HD 8970M Crossfire has a 15.5% higher aggregate performance score.

MX570 A, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX570 A in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
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