Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	283	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.95	30.83
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17E-G2 Max-Q	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years old)	1 May 2012 (11 years old)
Current price	$1244	$126

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7970M Crossfire has 418% better value for money than GTX 1070 Max-Q.

Technical specs

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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	1101 - 1215 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1265 - 1379 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	176.5	no data
Floating-point performance	5,648 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API support

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	6.1	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 1070 Max-Q 17.94
+12.3%

HD 7970M Crossfire 15.97

GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q outperforms Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 44090
+41.6%

HD 7970M Crossfire 31127

GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q outperforms Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire by 42% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 1070 Max-Q 18688
+68.1%

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119

GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q outperforms Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire by 68% 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	140−150 +6.1%	132 −6.1%
Full HD	95 −7.4%	102 +7.4%
4K	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+12%

24−27

−12%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +87.9%	30−35 −87.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Battlefield 5	81 +50%	50−55 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +12.2%	40−45 −12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Far Cry 5	81 +92.9%	40−45 −92.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +11.4%	40−45 −11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +80.4%	55−60 −80.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 +15.9%	40−45 −15.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +11.8%	30−35 −11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	72 +112%	30−35 −112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Battlefield 5	81 +50%	50−55 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +12.2%	40−45 −12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Far Cry 5	78 +85.7%	40−45 −85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +11.4%	40−45 −11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +73.2%	55−60 −73.2%
Hitman 3	50−55 +15.9%	40−45 −15.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +11.8%	30−35 −11.8%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +85.3%	30−35 −85.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +179%	30−35 −179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +27.3%	30−35 −27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Battlefield 5	75 +38.9%	50−55 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Far Cry 5	75 +78.6%	40−45 −78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +11.4%	40−45 −11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +41.1%	55−60 −41.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +50%	30−35 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +9.1%	21−24 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +15%	20−22 −15%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +14.7%	30−35 −14.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +12.5%	30−35 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +100%	10−11 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +113%	14−16 −113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +95.5%	21−24 −95.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%