ATI Radeon IGP 340M vs HD 8970M Crossfire
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 353 | 1605 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.56 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | RS200 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 5 October 2002 (23 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 cores | 2560 | 2 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 183 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 180 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.37 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 2 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP 4x |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | System Shared |
| 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 HD | 69 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 35−40 | no data |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | no data |
| Fortnite | 90−95 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+983%
|
6−7
−983%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+487%
|
21−24
−487%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100 | no data |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 128
+1322%
|
9−10
−1322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+1371%
|
7−8
−1371%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | no data |
| Fortnite | 90−95 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 35−40 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+983%
|
6−7
−983%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+1100%
|
4−5
−1100%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+487%
|
21−24
−487%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+1371%
|
7−8
−1371%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+983%
|
6−7
−983%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+1100%
|
4−5
−1100%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+487%
|
21−24
−487%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 90−95 | no data |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+1600%
|
2−3
−1600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | no data |
| Valorant | 160−170 | no data |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45 | no data |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | no data |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | no data |
| Valorant | 95−100 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27 | no data |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | no data |
| Dota 2 | 60−65 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33 | no data |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 3450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 8970M Crossfire surpassed ATI IGP 340M in all 19 of our tests.
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