AMD Introduces Radeon HD 8970M Notebook Graphics Card

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/15/2013 08:30 AM | source: | 5 comment(s)

AMD today launched the AMD Radeon HD 8970M, the world's fastest notebook graphics card. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M graphics processing unit (GPU) delivers the best mobile gaming experience imaginable to gamers, powered by AMD's award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. "Today's gaming notebooks need a graphics card that is fast, powerful and energy-efficient," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD.

"The AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU is the perfect combination of technologies, blending performance, immersive features and an extensive battery life that delivers an unrivaled gaming experience, even on the go."

"When developing our new gaming notebook, the MSI GX70, we required a graphics card that would truly enhance the gaming experience. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M graphics card exceeded our expectations," said Eric Kuo, vice president for Global Sales and Marketing, MSI Notebook. "Its speed, features and intelligent power capabilities perfectly complement our product. The GX70 is surely designed for professional and top tier gamers."

Features and Benefits:

Speed: Featuring AMD's GCN Architecture, the AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU is built for speed and designed from the ground up to provide the best experience in the top PC games for today and tomorrow.
Intelligent Power Features: AMD's Enduro Technology allows the AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU to optimize battery life. The power features are inherently dynamic, delivering instant performance when needed and adjusting GPU requirements when in idle mode.
Multi-Display Optimization: AMD Eyefinity technology allows for the highest quality multi-display gaming spread across several different monitors, creating an immersive experience.
Engineered for Compute: AMD App Acceleration harnesses the compute power of the AMD Radeon GPU to take workload off the CPU and provide unprecedented performance in everyday applications. The AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU offers improved performance and enhanced visual effects5.
Unparalleled Image Quality & Video Playback: The AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU is the ideal entertainment and productivity tool that provides smooth video playback and maximizes image quality for all of your multimedia needs.
DirectX 11.1 Support: Offers full support for DirectX 11.1 and Windows 8 for all of today and tomorrow's games and applications.

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HairyCube
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#4596925 Posted on: 05/15/2013 12:59 PM

Intelligent Power Features: AMD's Enduro Technology allows the AMD Radeon HD 8970M GPU to optimize battery life. The power features are inherently dynamic, delivering instant performance when needed and adjusting GPU requirements when in idle mode.

Hahaha no thank you. So they're not learning from their mistakes. Alright, I guess they're gonna learn the hard way.

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#4596942 Posted on: 05/15/2013 01:26 PM

World's fastest...with just 6% increased turbo speed - perhaps 3rd will be the truth.

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#4596947 Posted on: 05/15/2013 01:37 PM

So we are looking at another rebrand of 7970m?

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#4596964 Posted on: 05/15/2013 02:12 PM

So we are looking at another rebrand of 7970m?

Certainly looks like it, really nothing to get excited about here.

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#4597000 Posted on: 05/15/2013 03:46 PM

I can only wonder if it is properlly compatible with the D900F and X7200 this time around since the 7970m had some weird quirks with them but the 6990 and lower were fine.

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