AMD · 2013
AMD RadeonHD 8970
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 is a high-end graphics card released in 2013, based on the GCN 1st generation architecture with a Tahiti XT2 GPU.
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 is a graphics card released on January 8, 2013. It uses the Graphics Core Next (GCN) 1st generation architecture and features the Tahiti XT2 GPU manufactured on a 28 nm process. The card has 2048 shading units, a base clock of 1000 MHz, and a boost clock of 1050 MHz. It is equipped with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. The board power (TDP) is 250 W, and it connects via a PCIe 3.0 ×16 interface. This card is designed for high-performance gaming and professional applications, compatible with motherboards supporting PCIe 3.0.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | GCN 1st gen |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | Tahiti XT2 |
| Process node unverified | 28 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 2048 |
| Base clock unverified | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock unverified | 1050 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 3 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus unverified | 384 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 288 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 250 W |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe 3.0 ×16 |
| Release date unverified | 2013-01-08 |
| Release year unverified | 2013 |