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    Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon Pro SSG

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

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon Pro SSG
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 350 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 6x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon Pro SSG has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon Pro SSG has 12 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro SSG - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 590 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 2910 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 27−30
    4K / 2160p 5−6 16−18
    low / 720p 35−40 80−85
    medium / 1080p 24−27 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 155% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon Pro SSG
    Architecture GCN GCN 5.0
    Code name Neptune Vega 10
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 15 May 2013 8 August 2017
    Pipelines 1280 4096
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 1440 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1500 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 12,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00 384.0
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops 12,288 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1890 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 483.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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