AMD Radeon HD 8970
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 is a graphics card released on January 8, 2013, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 2,048 shading units and a boost clock of 1.05 GHz.
Depth: 15 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against Wikipedia and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
Theoretical throughput
Texture fill rate (134.4 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD Radeon HD 8970 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon HD 8970M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Tahiti XT2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 4,313 million transistors and has a die size of 352 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon HD 8970.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 runs at a base clock of 1.00 GHz and boosts to 1.05 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 uses a 384-bit memory bus.
Market
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 was released on January 8, 2013.
Frequently asked questions
When was the AMD Radeon HD 8970 released?
The AMD Radeon HD 8970 was released on January 8, 2013.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Tahiti -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).
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