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    HD Graphics 5000 vs Radeon HD 8970M

    In this comparison between HD Graphics 5000 and Radeon HD 8970M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people HD Graphics 5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    HD Graphics 5000 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: HD Graphics 5000 and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD Graphics 5000 or Radeon HD 8970M here:

    HD Graphics 5000 Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 5000 Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5000.
    • HD Graphics 5000 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • HD Graphics 5000 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 650 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5000.
    • HD Graphics 5000 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 10−11 35−40
    medium / 1080p 2−3 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than HD Graphics 5000.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 5000 Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN
    Code name Haswell GT3 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 June 2013 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 40 1280
    Core clock speed 200 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,300 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 44.00 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.3 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.80 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Quick Sync +
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