Radeon HD 8790M VS Radeon RX 9070 XT

Explore the complete details of Radeon HD 8790M VS Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs, performance benchmarks

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Radeon RX 9070 XT

The Radeon HD 8790M GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 384 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 900 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 2 GB GB capacity and a 128 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 64 GB/s GB/s. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

The Radeon HD 8790M GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 384 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 900 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 2 GB GB capacity and a 128 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 64 GB/s GB/s. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon HD 8790M
3.28

Radeon RX 9070 XT
63.47

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon HD 8790M, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon HD 8790M Radeon HD 8790M Radeon RX 9070 XT Radeon RX 9070 XT
Manufacturer AMD AMD
Ranking 773 31
Popularity Rank not in top-100 94
Architecture GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code name Mars Navi 48
Market Segmente Laptop Desktop
Length - Width N/A - N/A 267 mm - 2-slot
Release Date 1 April 2013 6 March 2025

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon HD 8790M VS Radeon RX 9070 XT.

Core Clock Speed 850 MHz 1660 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 900 MHz 2970 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 0.6912 TFLOPS 48.66 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 950 million 53,900 million
CUDA Cores 384 4096
Ray Tracing Cores N/A 64
Tensor Cores N/A 128
Texture Fill Rate 21.60 760.3
ROPs 8 128

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon HD 8790M Radeon HD 8790M Radeon RX 9070 XT Radeon RX 9070 XT
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 5.0 x16
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI N/A 1
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model 5.1 6.8
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.3
CUDA N/A N/A
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 24 256

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM 2 GB 16 GB
Memory Bus Width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 1000 MHz 2518 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 64 GB/s GB/s 644.6 GB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR N/A 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 0 W 304 W
Power Efficiency N/A 15.92
Manufacturing Process 28 nm 5 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors None 2x 8-pin

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