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AMD Radeon HD 8970M

100 W · Launched Apr 2014
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GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Radeon HD 8970M ◂Radeon R9 M390XGeForce GTX 680MXRadeon HD 7850GeForce MX450GeForce GTX 870M010203040508.78.78.78.68.450.08.7AMD Radeon HD 8970M This chip Laptop GPU Index 8.7AMD Radeon R9 M390X Just above in its segment Laptop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce MX450 Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.6 0.99× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.4 0.97× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 5.75× Radeon HD 8970MAMD Radeon HD 7850 Nearest desktop chip Desktop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970M
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Radeon HD 8970M ◂Radeon R9 M390XGeForce GTX 680MXRadeon HD 7850GeForce MX450GeForce GTX 870M010203040508.78.78.78.68.450.08.7AMD Radeon HD 8970M This chip Laptop GPU Index 8.7AMD Radeon R9 M390X Just above in its segment Laptop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce MX450 Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.6 0.99× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M Nearest competitor Laptop GPU Index 8.4 0.97× Radeon HD 8970MNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 5.75× Radeon HD 8970MAMD Radeon HD 7850 Nearest desktop chip Desktop GPU Index 8.7 1.00× Radeon HD 8970M
GPU overall
8.7
0.17× refest.
GPU raster
9.9
0.20× reflow conf.
TDP
100 W
GPU overall per watt
0.09

GPU raster, by benchmark

PassMark G3D Mark010203040509.9PassMark G3D Mark Index 9.9 Median 3,876 points Source average of 51 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
PassMark G3D Mark010203040509.9PassMark G3D Mark Index 9.9 Median 3,876 points Source average of 51 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
PassMark G3D Markcurrent3,876–points51 avg.9.96 Nov 2026

Sources

PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026