Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Place in performance ranking	309	312
Place by popularity	7	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.92	32.44
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	no data
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	$126

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7970M Crossfire has 448% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	2560
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	no data
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.35
+1.9%

HD 7970M Crossfire 16.05

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Ti 9453

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119
+17.6%

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p	130−140 −1.5%	132 +1.5%
Full HD	53 −115%	114 +115%
1440p	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
4K	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	53	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45	no data
Forza Horizon 4	69	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	56	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	44	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	41	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	45	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	49	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	29	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	32	no data
Metro Exodus	29	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	9−10	no data
Forza Horizon 4	20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18	no data
Metro Exodus	14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	no data