Radeon HD 8970M VS GeForce RTX 4090

Explore the complete details of Radeon HD 8970M VS GeForce RTX 4090, including specs, performance benchmarks

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The Radeon HD 8970M GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 1280 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 900 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 4 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 100W. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

The Radeon HD 8970M GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 1280 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 900 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 4 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 100W. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon HD 8970M
9.72

GeForce RTX 4090
90.26

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon HD 8970M, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon HD 8970M Radeon HD 8970M GeForce RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
Ranking 484 3
Popularity Rank not in top-100 not in top-100
Architecture GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name Neptune AD102
Market Segmente Laptop Desktop
Length - Width N/A - N/A 304 mm - 3-slot
Release Date 14 May 2013 20 September 2022

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon HD 8970M VS GeForce RTX 4090.

Core Clock Speed 850 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 900 MHz 2520 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 2.304 TFLOPS 82.58 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 2,800 million 76,300 million
CUDA Cores 1280 16384
Ray Tracing Cores N/A 128
Tensor Cores N/A 512
Texture Fill Rate 72.00 1,290
ROPs 32 176

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon HD 8970M Radeon HD 8970M GeForce RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 4090
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 3.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.3
CUDA N/A 8.9
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 80 512

Memory & Bus

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

Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR6X
Maximum RAM 4 GB 24 GB
Memory Bus Width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 1200 MHz 1313 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s GB/s 1.01 TB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR N/A 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 100 W 450 W
Power Efficiency 6.88 15.30
Manufacturing Process 28 nm 5 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors N/A 1x 16-pin

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