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    Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

    When choosing between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R6 Kaveri, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R6 Kaveri.
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    Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R6 Kaveri are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops
    Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R6 Kaveri
    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.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 317 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    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 R6 Kaveri.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R6 Kaveri
    Architecture GCN GCN 1.1
    Code name Neptune Kaveri
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 15 May 2013 4 June 2014
    Pipelines 1280 384
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 533 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 654 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 2410 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 5.0
    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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