Radeon RX Vega 7 vs HD 6970M Crossfire

Place in performance ranking	448	503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.55	10.89
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Blackcomb XT	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$170	$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 44% better value for money than HD 6970M Crossfire.

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	1920	448
Core clock speed	680 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 7 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

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

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.

HD 6970M Crossfire 9.10
+23%

RX Vega 7 7.40

HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX Vega 7 by 23% 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%

HD 6970M Crossfire 5542
+5.6%

RX Vega 7 5249

HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX Vega 7 by 6% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

HD 6970M Crossfire 22667
+28%

RX Vega 7 17714

HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms RX Vega 7 by 28% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	96 +317%	23 −317%
1440p	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
4K	18−20 +20%	15 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+16.7%

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +10.5%	19 −10.5%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
Hitman 3	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +22%	41 −22%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +20.7%	29 −20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +20%	15 −20%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +16.7%	18 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +20%	10 −20%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +11.1%	35−40 −11.1%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +16.4%	73 −16.4%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +12.5%	24 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +10.5%	19 −10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +18.8%	80 −18.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +22.7%	22 −22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +14.3%	21 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +7.7%	13 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +20.7%	27−30 −20.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+16.7%

−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+7.7%

12−14

−7.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%