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Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

The values for the video cards below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

The first section will show basic information for each Video Card selected.
The first graph shows the G3D Mark values of each Videocard selected.
The second graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

	×Radeon HD 8970M	×Radeon RX 6850M XT	+ ADD
Price	$140¹	Search Online
Bus Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	NA²
GPU Class	Mobile	Mobile
Core Clock	850 MHz	NA²
Memory Clock	1200 MHz	NA²
Maximum Memory Supported	4096 MB	NA²
DirectX	11.1	NA²
OpenGL	4.4	NA²
Max TDP	100W	NA²
First Seen on Chart	Q2 2014	Q2 2022
# of Samples	51	78
Average Results (% diff. to max in group)
DirectX 9	NA	211 FPS
DirectX 10	NA	102 FPS
DirectX 11	NA	150 FPS
DirectX 12	NA	80 FPS
GPU Compute	NA	6722 Ops/Sec
G2D Rating	807	650 (-19.4%)
G3D Rating	3876 (-77.6%)	17267

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G3D Mark Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Radeon RX 6850M XT		17,267
Radeon HD 8970M		3,876
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Value (G3D Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Radeon HD 8970M		27.69
Radeon RX 6850M XT		NA
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