AMD Radeon HD 8970M vs AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Neptune | Polaris 22 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Neptune XT (216-0847000) | VegaM XL (D715A714) |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 5,000 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 208 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 14th, 2013 | Feb 1st, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8900M) | Vega (Vega M) |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Predecessor | London | — |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | 931 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 900 MHz | 1011 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1200 MHz 4.8 Gbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 1024 bit |
| Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 20 | 20 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 28.80 GPixel/s | 32.35 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 72.00 GTexel/s | 80.88 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.304 TFLOPS | 2.588 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 144.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 161.8 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 2.588 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 65 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Board number | — | D136 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
