AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1050 Mobile
11.51

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 39% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking378310
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Value for money11.9530.62
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGP107BWimbledon XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years old)1 May 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$256 $126
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7970M Crossfire has 156% better value for money than GTX 1050 Mobile.

Technical specs

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 cores6402560
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.72no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
SLI options-no data

Memory

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 amount4000 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA+no data

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.51
HD 7970M Crossfire 16.00
+39%

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 39% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

GTX 1050 Mobile 26560
HD 7970M Crossfire 31127
+17.2%

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 17% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
HD 7970M Crossfire 11119
+44.5%

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 45% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p73
−80.8%
132
+80.8%
Full HD46
−122%
102
+122%
1440p24
−25%
30−35
+25%
4K15
−20%
18−21
+20%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%
Battlefield 5 51
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Far Cry 5 39
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−15.8%
40−45
+15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−3%
30−35
+3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−10%
30−35
+10%
Battlefield 5 44
−25%
55−60
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−24.2%
40−45
+24.2%
Far Cry 5 36
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−18.9%
40−45
+18.9%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−7.7%
55−60
+7.7%
Metro Exodus 19
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+14.7%
30−35
−14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Battlefield 5 37
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
Far Cry 5 33
−27.3%
40−45
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−51.4%
55−60
+51.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 11
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Battlefield 5 26
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Far Cry 5 21
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−23.1%
30−35
+23.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 13
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Far Cry 5 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%

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

900p resolution:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 80.8% faster than GTX 1050 Mobile

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 122% faster than GTX 1050 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 25% faster than GTX 1050 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 20% faster than GTX 1050 Mobile

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 14.7% faster than the HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 92.9% faster than the GTX 1050 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (5%)
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is ahead in 40 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.51 16.00
Recency 3 January 2017 1 May 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 200 Watt

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


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