Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon RX Vega 3
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon RX Vega 3, 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 RX Vega 3, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon RX Vega 3 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon RX Vega 3 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 RX Vega 3 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon RX Vega 3
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 RX Vega 3 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 8970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - by 14 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
2−3
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
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
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
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 355% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon RX Vega 3 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
110−120
medium / 768p
200−210
90−95
ultra / 1080p
110−120
40−45
QHD / 1440p
85−90
24−27
4K / 2160p
45−50
18−20
high / 768p
160−170
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 136% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
120−130
70−75
medium / 768p
100−110
50−55
ultra / 1080p
75−80
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 100% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
24−27
3−4
ultra / 1080p
21−24
3−4
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 420% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
30−35
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
5−6
QHD / 1440p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
120−130
50−55
medium / 1080p
70−75
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 217% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
30−35
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
−
QHD / 1440p
12−14
4−5
4K / 2160p
12−14
2−3
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 255% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
90−95
40−45
high / 1080p
40−45
7−8
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 156% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
12−14
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
8−9
medium / 1080p
16−18
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 340% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 52% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
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 RX Vega 3.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
8−9
medium / 1080p
20−22
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 228% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
low / 768p
70−75
16−18
medium / 768p
45−50
10−12
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 312% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3.
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 RX Vega 3.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon RX Vega 3
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Neptune
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
15 May 2013
7 January 2018
Pipelines
1280
192
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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