Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R8 M445DX

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R8 M445DX. 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 and Radeon R8 M445DX. 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.
    Radeon HD 8970M Check Price
    Radeon R8 M445DX Check Price

    Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R8 M445DX are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R8 M445DX 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 Radeon HD 8970M or Radeon R8 M445DX here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops
    Radeon R8 M445DX Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R8 M445DX
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR4/DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
      Check Price Check Price
    • Radeon HD 8970M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R8 M445DX are build with GCN architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R8 M445DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3867 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R8 M445DX
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Neptune Meso
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 15 May 2013 1 June 2016
    Pipelines 1280 704
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1021 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 1,550 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00 20.42
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 933 / 1000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
      Check Price Check Price

    Similar compares