GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
18.63

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms HD 8970M Crossfire by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking297209
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Power efficiency6.3824.05
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNeptune CFGA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602560
Core clock speed850 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1035 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data82.80
Floating-point processing powerno data5.299 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data80
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8970M Crossfire 18.63
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.32
+41.3%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 8970M Crossfire 12424
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+45.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 8970M Crossfire 10354
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+29%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 8970M Crossfire 70114
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+4%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 8970M Crossfire 269832
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757
+56.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD67
−11.9%
75
+11.9%
1440p27−30
−55.6%
42
+55.6%
4K16−18
−56.3%
25
+56.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−107%
62
+107%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−87.5%
60
+87.5%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−30.2%
80−85
+30.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−30.8%
50−55
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−96.7%
59
+96.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.9%
55−60
+28.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−22.7%
140−150
+22.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
−116%
80
+116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−23.7%
110−120
+23.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−117%
143
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−92.2%
98
+92.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−34.9%
85−90
+34.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−160%
231
+160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−9.4%
35
+9.4%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−30.2%
80−85
+30.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−30.8%
50−55
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−50%
45
+50%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.9%
55−60
+28.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−22.7%
140−150
+22.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
−108%
77
+108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−23.7%
110−120
+23.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−72.7%
114
+72.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−52.9%
78
+52.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−66.7%
105
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−25.6%
50−55
+25.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−128%
203
+128%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+23.1%
26
−23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−30.8%
50−55
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−33.3%
40
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.9%
55−60
+28.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−22.7%
140−150
+22.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
−81.1%
67
+81.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+1.1%
92
−1.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−42.9%
90
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−16.3%
50
+16.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+218%
28
−218%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−58.8%
81
+58.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−27%
45−50
+27%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−31%
35−40
+31%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−36.8%
24−27
+36.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−52.9%
26
+52.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−100%
22
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−36.2%
140−150
+36.2%
Hitman 3 21−24
−109%
46
+109%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−76.9%
69
+76.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−71.4%
60
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−60.5%
61
+60.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−40.9%
30−35
+40.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−21.9%
139
+21.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−75%
56
+75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
−42.9%
20
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−30.6%
120−130
+30.6%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−135%
47
+135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−52.6%
29
+52.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10
+150%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−61.9%
34
+61.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−25%
10
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−70.6%
29
+70.6%

This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 56% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 56% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 218% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 160% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8970M Crossfire is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.63 26.32
Recency 1 May 2012 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 41.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
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