Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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 R9 290X Check Price

    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 R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
      Check Price Check Price
    • Radeon R9 290X has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 290X are build with GCN architecture.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 18−20
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 24−27 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Neptune Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 May 2013 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 1280 2816
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00 176.0
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
      Check Price Check Price

    Similar compares