Radeon RX 7600M vs HD 8970M Crossfire
Aggregated performance score
HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms RX 7600M by an impressive 87% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 277 | 408 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 32.97 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $170 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 90 Watt (50 - 90 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 246.4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 7600M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
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 | 70
+100%
| 35−40
−100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+85.7%
|
21−24
−85.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+120%
|
14−16
−120%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+82.9%
|
35−40
−82.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 45−50
+81.5%
|
27−30
−81.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+88.9%
|
27−30
−88.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+80.6%
|
35−40
−80.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+90.5%
|
21−24
−90.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+82.4%
|
16−18
−82.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+81.8%
|
21−24
−81.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+85.7%
|
21−24
−85.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+120%
|
14−16
−120%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+82.9%
|
35−40
−82.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 45−50
+81.5%
|
27−30
−81.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+88.9%
|
27−30
−88.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+80.6%
|
35−40
−80.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+90.5%
|
21−24
−90.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+82.4%
|
16−18
−82.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+81.8%
|
21−24
−81.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+85.7%
|
21−24
−85.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+120%
|
14−16
−120%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+82.9%
|
35−40
−82.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+88.9%
|
27−30
−88.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+80.6%
|
35−40
−80.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+86.7%
|
14−16
−86.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+56.3%
|
16−18
−56.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+84.6%
|
12−14
−84.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+147%
|
16−18
−147%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+112%
|
16−18
−112%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and RX 7600M compete in popular games:
- HD 8970M Crossfire is 100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 300% faster than the RX 7600M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 8970M Crossfire surpassed RX 7600M in all 68 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.99 | 10.18 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 5 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 90 Watt |
The Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600M in performance tests.
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