Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, 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 R5 Bristol Ridge, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
12-45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 733% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are manufactured 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
20−22
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
1−2
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
30−35
7−8
ultra / 1080p
27−30
5−6
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 310% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
95−100
ultra / 1080p
110−120
45−50
QHD / 1440p
85−90
24−27
4K / 2160p
45−50
−
high / 768p
160−170
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 120% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
20−22
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
100−110
55−60
ultra / 1080p
75−80
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 88% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
21−24
3−4
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 342% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
30−35
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
QHD / 1440p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
120−130
55−60
medium / 1080p
70−75
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 184% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
30−35
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
21−24
medium / 1080p
35−40
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 263% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
90−95
−
high / 1080p
40−45
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 184% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
12−14
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
7−8
medium / 1080p
16−18
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 450% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
high / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
7−8
medium / 1080p
20−22
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 250% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
70−75
16−18
medium / 768p
45−50
12−14
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 312% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
40−45
16−18
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture
GCN
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Neptune
Bristol Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 May 2013
1 June 2016
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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