P106 090 vs Radeon HD 8970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between P106 090 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 P106 090 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.

P106 090

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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

	P106 090	Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than P106 090.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 8970M has 1 GB more memory, than P106 090.
P106 090 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
P106 090 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of P106 090 is 504 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
P106 090 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of P106 090 is 3208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	20−22
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	10−12
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	50−55	65−70
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	200−210	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	200−210
ultra / 1080p	95−100	110−120
QHD / 1440p	50−55	85−90
4K / 2160p	30−33	45−50
high / 768p	140−150	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 13% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	95−100	120−130
medium / 1080p	50−55	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 28% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	20−22	24−27
QHD / 1440p	9−10	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	65−70
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	90−95
high / 1080p	27−30	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 9% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than P106 090.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	50−55	70−75
medium / 768p	30−35	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than P106 090.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of P106 090 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Full Specs

	P106 090	Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture	Pascal	GCN
Code name	GP106	Neptune
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	31 July 2017	15 May 2013
Pipelines	768	1280
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock	1531 MHz	900 MHz
Transistor count	4,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	73.49	72.00
Floating-point performance	2,352 gflops	2,304 gflops
Length	250 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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P106 090 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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