Radeon Vega 7 vs HD 6970M Crossfire

Place in the ranking	490	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Power efficiency	no data	11.44
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Blackcomb XT	Cezanne
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 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	448
Core clock speed	680 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1900 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	53.20
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	28

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	no data
Interface	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	System Shared
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

no data

No outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2

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. 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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 8.61
+20.6%

Vega 7 7.14

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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 5542
+5.6%

Vega 7 5249

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 +25.3%	75−80 −25.3%
Full HD	98 +326%	23 −326%
1440p	30−35 +20%	25 −20%
4K	18−20 +20%	15 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +24.1%	29 −24.1%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +22.2%	18 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +14.3%	21 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −12.5%	27 +12.5%
Valorant	30−35 +17.2%	29 −17.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Dota 2	30−35 +88.2%	17 −88.2%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +35.7%	28 −35.7%
Fortnite	50−55 +20.5%	40−45 −20.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +50%	24 −50%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +29.4%	16−18 −29.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +60%	15 −60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +54.3%	46 −54.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Valorant	30−35 +143%	14 −143%
World of Tanks	130−140 +129%	58 −129%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Dota 2	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +15.2%	30−35 −15.2%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +71.4%	21 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +83.3%	12 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%
Valorant	30−35 +36%	25 −36%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
World of Tanks	65−70 +20.4%	50−55 −20.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Valorant	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +18.2%	21−24 −18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Fortnite	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Valorant	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

This is how HD 6970M Crossfire and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

HD 6970M Crossfire is 25% faster in 900p
HD 6970M Crossfire is 326% faster in 1080p
HD 6970M Crossfire is 20% faster in 1440p
HD 6970M Crossfire is 20% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 143% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Vega 7 is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games: