# Radeon HD 8970M

> AMD · GCN 1.0

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/radeon-hd-8970m
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:17:27Z
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> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 22 Jun 2021. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: AMD (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Architecture: GCN 1.0 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:42 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Die: Pitcairn (Verified · source raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:39 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Process: TSMC 28 nm (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:42 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Shader cores: 1,280 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Tensor cores: None
- RT cores: None
- Memory bus: 256-bit (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 4 GB (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 900 MHz (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 100 W (Verified · source notebookcheck.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Host interface: Not recorded
- Launch MSRP: No public MSRP
- Launch date: 15 May 2013 (Verified · source notebookcheck.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Segment: Mobile (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 1002:6801 (Verified · source pci-ids.ucw.cz · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:26 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 22 Jun 2021 (Verified · source tomshardware.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:41 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 153.6 GB/s (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:27 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 2.3 TFLOPS (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:27 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC)
- FP16 compute: Not supported
- BF16 compute: Not supported
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: Not supported

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://web.archive.org/web/20131212214558/http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/NOTEBOOK/GRAPHICS/OEM-SOLUTIONS/Pages/8950-8970.aspx — Vendor, Shader cores, Memory bus, Max VRAM, Reference boost clock, Segment; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Core_Next — Architecture, Process; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/master/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c — Die; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://www.notebookcheck.com/AMD-Radeon-HD-8970M.90655.0.html — Reference TDP, Launch date; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/v2.2/pci.ids — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-retires-pre-rx-400-gpus — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units — Memory bandwidth, FP32 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC