Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6850M XT is 3157 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT - 100 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
- Performs up to 146% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon HD 8970M - 69 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 12 vs 4 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon RX 6850M XT
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6850M XT
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Solar System | Generation | Navi Mobile |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| None | Outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
