Radeon HD8970M vs GeForce GTX 960A

AMD

Radeon HD8970M

Popular choices:

RTX 4060β€’RTX 3060β€’RTX 4060 Tiβ€’RTX 3070β€’GTX 1650β€’RTX 3060 Tiβ€’RTX 4070β€’RTX 3050
VS
NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 960A

Popular choices:

RTX 4060β€’RTX 3060β€’RTX 4060 Tiβ€’RTX 3070β€’GTX 1650β€’RTX 3060 Tiβ€’RTX 4070β€’RTX 3050

Performance Spectrum - GPU

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Performance Comparison

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark Score

3369

G3D Mark Score

3465

Performance Difference

GeForce GTX 960A is 2.8% faster than Radeon HD8970M

VRAM & Game Performance

VRAM (Video RAM) is dedicated memory on your graphics card that stores textures, frame buffers, and game assets. Higher VRAM allows for sharper textures at high resolutions (1440p/4K) and prevents stuttering in modern AAA games. 8GB is minimum for 1080p, 12GB+ recommended for 1440p, and 16GB+ for 4K gaming.

Radeon HD8970MN/A
016GB32GB
VRAM data unavailable
GeForce GTX 960AN/A
016GB32GB
VRAM data unavailable

Benchmarks & Performance Comparison

In this GPU comparison, GeForce GTX 960A performs 2.8% better in benchmarks. Below you'll find detailed performance analysis, gaming benchmarks, power consumption data, and specifications to help you decide between Radeon HD8970M and GeForce GTX 960A.

Both graphics cards are popular choices for gaming. When comparing GPUs, consider VRAM capacity, ray tracing performance, power requirements, and price-to-performance ratio for your target gaming resolution (1080p, 1440p, or 4K).

Technical Specifications

Detailed hardware specifications for Radeon HD8970M and GeForce GTX 960A

AMD

Radeon HD8970M

The Radeon HD8970M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in May 14 2013. It features the GCN 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 850 MHz to 900 MHz. It has 1280 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,369 points.

Technical Specifications

ROPs:32
TMUs:80
Vram:null
L1 Cache:320 kB
L2 Cache:512 kB
Core Clock:850 MHz
Boost Clock:900 MHz
Shading Units:1280
Transistor Count:2,800 million
Texture Fill Rate:72.00
Manufacturing Process:28 nm
Power Consumption (TDP):100 Watt
Floating Point Performance:2.304 TFLOPS

General Information

Codename:Neptune
Architecture:GCN 1.0 (2012βˆ’2020)
Release Date:May 14 2013
Performance Ranking Position:507
NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 960A

The GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 13 2015. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1029 MHz to 1085 MHz. It has 640 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,465 points.

Technical Specifications

ROPs:16
TMUs:40
Vram:null
L1 Cache:320 kB
L2 Cache:2 MB
Core Clock:1029 MHz
Boost Clock:1085 MHz
Shading Units:640
Transistor Count:1,870 million
Texture Fill Rate:43.40
Manufacturing Process:28 nm
Power Consumption (TDP):75 Watt
Floating Point Performance:1.389 TFLOPS

General Information

Codename:GM107
Architecture:Maxwell (2014βˆ’2017)
Release Date:March 13 2015
Performance Ranking Position:546

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