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    Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R9 FURY X

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 FURY X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 8970M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 FURY X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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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 R9 FURY X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 275 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 FURY X has 175% 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 FURY X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 FURY X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 8970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 30−35
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 27−30
    4K / 2160p 5−6 14−16
    low / 720p 35−40 75−80
    medium / 1080p 24−27 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8970M Radeon R9 FURY X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3.0
    Code name Neptune Fiji
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 15 May 2013 24 June 2015
    Pipelines 1280 4096
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 8,900 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00 268.8
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops 8,602 gflops
    Length 191 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 4096 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1050 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 512 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s 858 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 33.4 Mh/s
    Compute units 64
    AppAcceleration +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    FRTC +
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