Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
20.99
+52.2%

GTX 970M SLI outperforms HD 7970M Crossfire by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking240348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.235.45
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameno dataWimbledon XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 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 speed924 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt200 Watt

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
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz4800 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 970M SLI 20.99
+52.2%
HD 7970M Crossfire 13.79

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.

GTX 970M SLI 18870
+69.7%
HD 7970M Crossfire 11119

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.

GTX 970M SLI 36119
+16%
HD 7970M Crossfire 31127

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:

900p200−210
+51.5%
132
−51.5%
Full HD88
−15.9%
102
+15.9%
4K41
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+63.2%
35−40
−63.2%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+55.3%
85−90
−55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+63.2%
35−40
−63.2%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+55.3%
85−90
−55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+51%
50−55
−51%
Fortnite 110−120
+36.9%
80−85
−36.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+44.4%
60−65
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+52.1%
45−50
−52.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+61.8%
55−60
−61.8%
Valorant 160−170
+31.1%
120−130
−31.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+63.2%
35−40
−63.2%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+55.3%
85−90
−55.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+26.1%
190−200
−26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%
Dota 2 110−120
+26.6%
90−95
−26.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+51%
50−55
−51%
Fortnite 110−120
+36.9%
80−85
−36.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+44.4%
60−65
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+52.1%
45−50
−52.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+47.4%
55−60
−47.4%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+61.3%
30−35
−61.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+61.8%
55−60
−61.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+107%
40−45
−107%
Valorant 160−170
+31.1%
120−130
−31.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+42.2%
60−65
−42.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+58.1%
30−35
−58.1%
Dota 2 110−120
+26.6%
90−95
−26.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+51%
50−55
−51%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+44.4%
60−65
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+61.8%
55−60
−61.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+17.1%
40−45
−17.1%
Valorant 160−170
+31.1%
120−130
−31.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+36.9%
80−85
−36.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+45.9%
110−120
−45.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+20.8%
140−150
−20.8%
Valorant 190−200
+30.1%
150−160
−30.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+52.4%
40−45
−52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+57.6%
30−35
−57.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+59.5%
35−40
−59.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+56%
24−27
−56%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+63.6%
30−35
−63.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Valorant 130−140
+60.2%
80−85
−60.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+59.1%
21−24
−59.1%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 75−80
+43.4%
50−55
−43.4%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+53.8%
24−27
−53.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and HD 7970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 52% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 16% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 71% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 107% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed HD 7970M Crossfire in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.99 13.79
Recency 7 October 2014 1 May 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 200 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has a 52.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in performance tests.

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