Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
15.85
+29%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking341403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.53no data
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)April 2018 (6 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 cores2560768
Core clock speed850 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Wattno data

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 sizelargeno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 MB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84 GB/s
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.

G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1no data
Vulkan-+

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:

900p132
+32%
100−110
−32%
Full HD101
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+32%
50−55
−32%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Valorant 65−70
+30%
50−55
−30%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Dota 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Fortnite 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+32%
50−55
−32%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+34.1%
85−90
−34.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+40%
35−40
−40%
Valorant 65−70
+30%
50−55
−30%
World of Tanks 200−210
+35.3%
150−160
−35.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Dota 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+32%
50−55
−32%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+34.1%
85−90
−34.1%
Valorant 65−70
+30%
50−55
−30%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+38.2%
110−120
−38.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
World of Tanks 110−120
+30.6%
85−90
−30.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Valorant 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Dota 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Fortnite 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Valorant 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 32% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 35% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.85 12.29
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 29% higher aggregate performance score.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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