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    GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, 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 GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors One 8-pin and one 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is 39 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is 4793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 45−50 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 30−35 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 24−27 18−20
    4K / 2160p 12−14 10−11
    low / 720p 70−75 60−65
    medium / 1080p 55−60 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 24% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK110B Neptune CF
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 18 February 2014 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 2880 2560
    Core clock speed 889 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 980 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 7,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 213 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 5,645 gflops
    Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 2880
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision +
    3D Vision Live +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 303 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Blu Ray 3D +
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