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    FireStream 9370 vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 8970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9370 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
    FireStream 9370
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    Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8970M here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • FireStream 9370 has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
    • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 25 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.
    • FireStream 9370 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 200 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 27−30 35−40
    medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than FireStream 9370.

    Full Specs

      FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN
    Code name Cypress Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 23 June 2010 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 1600 1280
    Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,154 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 66.00 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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