Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon HD 8870M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 8870M, 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 Radeon HD 6970 stacks up against Radeon HD 8870M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:

Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR5	GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 8870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	18−20
medium / 1080p	18−20	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−12
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	27−30
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 8870M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	140−150
medium / 768p	180−190	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	55−60
QHD / 1440p	50−55	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	140−150	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 57% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	110−120	85−90
medium / 768p	90−95	60−65
ultra / 1080p	60−65	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 45% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	16−18	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−12
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	65−70
medium / 1080p	50−55	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 60% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	12−14
QHD / 1440p	9−10	2−3
low / 720p	50−55	27−30
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	85−90	55−60
medium / 768p	75−80	45−50
high / 1080p	30−33	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 67% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	9−10	5−6
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 17% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 63% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	55−60	27−30
medium / 768p	30−35	18−20
high / 1080p	18−20	10−11
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 78% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Venus
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	18 December 2012
Pipelines	1536	640
Core clock speed		725 MHz
Boost Clock	880 MHz	775 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	31.00
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	992.0 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth		72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan		1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	273 Mh/s	107 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon HD 8870M

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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