Radeon RX 5700M vs HD 8970M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon RX 5700M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8970M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.70
+143%

HD 8970M outperforms RX 5700M by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking463704
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.861.57
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNeptuneNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2020 (5 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 cores12802304
Core clock speed850 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1720 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate72.00247.7
Floating-point processing power2.304 TFLOPS7.926 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs80144

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 8970M 9.70
+143%
RX 5700M 4.00

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 8970M 3876
+142%
RX 5700M 1599

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 HD53
+152%
21−24
−152%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Fortnite 55−60
+159%
21−24
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Valorant 90−95
+71.7%
50−55
−71.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 148
+111%
70−75
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Dota 2 65−70
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Fortnite 55−60
+159%
21−24
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Grand Theft Auto V 39
+225%
12−14
−225%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+158%
12−14
−158%
Valorant 90−95
+71.7%
50−55
−71.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Dota 2 65−70
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Valorant 90−95
+71.7%
50−55
−71.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+159%
21−24
−159%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+148%
27−30
−148%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+64.3%
27−30
−64.3%
Valorant 100−110
+156%
40−45
−156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Valorant 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how HD 8970M and RX 5700M compete in popular games:

  • HD 8970M is 152% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 8970M surpassed RX 5700M in all 58 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 4.00
Recency 14 May 2013 1 March 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 180 Watt

HD 8970M has a 142.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 80% lower power consumption.

RX 5700M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5700M in performance tests.

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