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

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Aggregate performance score

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

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
14.48
+27.6%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking379439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.4911.47
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (13 years ago)1 February 2019 (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
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data69.22
Floating-point processing powerno data2.215 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84.1 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.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-6.1

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 HD102
+36%
75−80
−36%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Sons of the Forest 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Fortnite 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Sons of the Forest 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Valorant 120−130
+28.4%
95−100
−28.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+30%
150−160
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Dota 2 90−95
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Fortnite 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Sons of the Forest 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Valorant 120−130
+28.4%
95−100
−28.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Dota 2 90−95
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Sons of the Forest 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Valorant 120−130
+28.4%
95−100
−28.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+29.4%
85−90
−29.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+28.2%
110−120
−28.2%
Valorant 150−160
+36.4%
110−120
−36.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Sons of the Forest 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Valorant 80−85
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Sons of the Forest 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

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

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 32% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 36% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.48 11.35
Recency 1 May 2012 1 February 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

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

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