Radeon R7 M465 vs HD 6970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon R7 M465, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms R7 M465 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 533 | 834 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | Topaz |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 15 May 2016 (9 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 cores | 1920 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 27.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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 size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 | 94
+213%
| 30−35
−213%
|
| Full HD | 102
+240%
| 30−35
−240%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+311%
|
9−10
−311%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+164%
|
14−16
−164%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+317%
|
6−7
−317%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+138%
|
12−14
−138%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+88.9%
|
45−50
−88.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+311%
|
9−10
−311%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+149%
|
50−55
−149%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+164%
|
14−16
−164%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+317%
|
6−7
−317%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+138%
|
12−14
−138%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+88.9%
|
45−50
−88.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+311%
|
9−10
−311%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+164%
|
14−16
−164%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+138%
|
12−14
−138%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+88.9%
|
45−50
−88.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+225%
|
20−22
−225%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+280%
|
24−27
−280%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+288%
|
8−9
−288%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
This is how HD 6970M Crossfire and R7 M465 compete in popular games:
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 213% faster in 900p
- HD 6970M Crossfire is 240% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 1000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 6970M Crossfire surpassed R7 M465 in all 57 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.91 | 2.59 |
| Recency | 6 January 2011 | 15 May 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
HD 6970M Crossfire has a 205.4% higher aggregate performance score.
R7 M465, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M465 in performance tests.
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