Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon Pro 5500 XT

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

	Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire	Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	125 Watt
Interface		PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount		8 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500 XT.
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is 4786 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
QHD / 1440p	18−20	21−24
4K / 2160p	10−11	12−14
low / 720p	60−65	65−70
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	55−60	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	55−60
QHD / 1440p	35−40	40−45
4K / 2160p	18−20	21−24
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	200−210
QHD / 1440p	110−120	130−140
4K / 2160p	70−75	90−95
high / 768p	210−220	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	30−33	30−35
4K / 2160p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	85−90	90−95
medium / 1080p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Far Cry 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	50−55	55−60
QHD / 1440p	30−33	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	190−200
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	30−35	35−40
4K / 2160p	24−27	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	70−75	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	140−150	150−160
medium / 768p	130−140	130−140
high / 1080p	75−80	80−85
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
QHD / 1440p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	18−20	20−22
4K / 2160p	9−10	10−12
low / 720p	70−75	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
low / 720p	70−75	75−80
medium / 1080p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	130−140	150−160
medium / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
4K / 2160p	16−18	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire	Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Architecture	GCN	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Neptune CF	Navi 14
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 May 2012	4 August 2020
Pipelines	2560	1536
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	1757 MHz
Transistor count		6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate		168.7
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth		224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0	12 (12_1)
Shader Model		6.5
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro 5500 XT

Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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