Coffee Lake GT1 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 309 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 31.18 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Generation 9.5 |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | Coffee Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $126 | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2560 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm+++ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Coffee Lake GT1 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Coffee Lake GT1. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook card while Coffee Lake GT1 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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