HD Graphics 405 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and HD Graphics 405, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
15.85
+2071%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 2071% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3411167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.538.48
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTBraswell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 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 cores2560128
Core clock speed850 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speedno data600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt6 Watt
Texture fill rateno data9.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1536 TFLOPS
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data16

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 dataRing Bus

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width2x 256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4800 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 7970M Crossfire 15.85
+2071%
HD Graphics 405 0.73

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.

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119
+2251%
HD Graphics 405 473

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.

HD 7970M Crossfire 31127
+1396%
HD Graphics 405 2081

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
+2100%
6−7
−2100%
Full HD101
+573%
15
−573%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+843%
7−8
−843%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
Valorant 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Dota 2 55−60
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+533%
9−10
−533%
Fortnite 85−90
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+843%
7−8
−843%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+1040%
10−11
−1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
Valorant 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
World of Tanks 200−210
+968%
18−20
−968%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Dota 2 55−60
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+533%
9−10
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+843%
7−8
−843%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+1040%
10−11
−1040%
Valorant 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+3700%
4−5
−3700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
World of Tanks 110−120
+3600%
3−4
−3600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Valorant 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Dota 2 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Far Cry 5 20−22 0−1
Fortnite 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14 0−1
Valorant 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and HD Graphics 405 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 2100% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 573% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 8800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7970M Crossfire surpassed HD Graphics 405 in all 36 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.85 0.73
Recency 1 May 2012 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 6 Watt

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 2071.2% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 3233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.


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