Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Qualcomm Adreno 680 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 Qualcomm Adreno 680 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Qualcomm Adreno 680 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 Qualcomm Adreno 680 or Radeon HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
Qualcomm Adreno 680
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Qualcomm Adreno 680 is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
20−22
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
1−2
35−40
medium / 1080p
0−1
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
0−1
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
60−65
230−240
medium / 768p
27−30
200−210
ultra / 1080p
7−8
110−120
QHD / 1440p
−
85−90
4K / 2160p
−
45−50
high / 768p
16−18
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 542% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
120−130
medium / 768p
10−11
100−110
ultra / 1080p
0−1
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
120−130
medium / 1080p
0−1
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 468% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
high / 1080p
0−1
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
0−1
65−70
medium / 1080p
0−1
35−40
low / 768p
18−20
100−110
medium / 768p
−
90−95
high / 1080p
0−1
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
high / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 62% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
low / 768p
0−1
70−75
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
high / 768p
12−14
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.
Full Specs
Qualcomm Adreno 680
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
GCN
Code name
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 December 2018
15 May 2013
Pipelines
1280
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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