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AMD

Radeon HD 8970 OEM

Graphics processor

Video memory: 3 GB^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 264 GB/s^*

No matched benchmark results are available for this entry yet.

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1.0^*
Process node: 28 nm^*
GPU cores: 2,048^*
GPU base clock: 925 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 352 mm²^*
Transistors: 4,313 million^*
Graphics processor: Tahiti^*
Texture mapping units: 128^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 250 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_1)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 768 KB^*

Memory & storage

Memory options: 3^*
Video memory: 3 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 264 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 250 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 8970 OEM^*
GPU Chip: Tahiti^*
Released: Jan 8th, 2013^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 384 bit^*
GPU clock: 925^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 2048 / 128 / 32^*

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 4,313 million^*
proc die size: 352^* mm²
cores: 2,048^*
memory clock: 1,375^*
ram: 3^*
name: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 384^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 264^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 3.789^*
fp64 performance: 0.9472^*
tdp: 250^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 3.3^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 1.0^*
card release date: 2013-01-08^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 3 · 35 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_1)^*

OpenCL

2.1 (1.2)^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 1.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

384^* bit

Reported shader processors

2,048^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

3.789^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.9472^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

768 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

29.60 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

352 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

4,313 million^*

Graphics processor

Tahiti^*

Reported video memory

3^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

264.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

2,048^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

250 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

118.4 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

128^*

GPU cores

2,048^*

Video memory

3^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 4 · 53 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 384^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Tahiti^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 1.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 4,313 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 352^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Jan 8th, 2013^*
Graphics Card Generation: Sea Islands (HD 8900)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Volcanic Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 8970 OEM^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 925^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 3^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 384^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 264^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 128^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Tahiti^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 29.60 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 118.4 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 250^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: C386^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_1)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2013.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Southern Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Playable:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Board Design Length: 274 mm 10.8 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Tahiti XT (215-0821060)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 12.3M / mm²^*
Top TMUS: 128^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
Top CORES: 2,048^*
Render Config Shading Units: 2,048^*
Render Config Compute Units: 32^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 768^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 3^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 3.789^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 5 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Tahiti^*
gpuChip: Ellesmere^*
productName: Radeon HD 8970 OEM^*
productName: Radeon HD 8970 OEM^*
releaseYear: 2,013^*
releaseYear: 2,013^*
memSize: 3^*
memSize: 3^*
memBusWidth: 384^*
gpuClock: 1,188^*
gpuClock: 925^*
memClock: 1,375^*
memClock: 1,750^*
unifiedShader: 2,304^*
unifiedShader: 2,048^*
tmu: 144^*
tmu: 128^*

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