Radeon R9 M275X vs HD 7970M Crossfire

Place in performance ranking	312	657
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.63	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Wimbledon XT	Venus
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)	28 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$126	$9.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	850 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	925 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	no data	37.00
Floating-point performance	no data	1,184 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M275X 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
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	no data	PCIe 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	no data	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	Not Listed
Mantle	no data	+

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:

900p	132 +340%	30−35 −340%
Full HD	114 +322%	27−30 −322%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−105

+300%

24−27
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +270%	27−30 −270%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +285%	50−55 −285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +300%	24−27 −300%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +295%	35−40 −295%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +286%	40−45 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +300%	75−80 −300%
Hitman 3	120−130 +287%	30−35 −287%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +291%	60−65 −291%
Metro Exodus	210−220 +289%	50−55 −289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +300%	45−50 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +270%	27−30 −270%
Battlefield 5	200−210 +285%	50−55 −285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +300%	24−27 −300%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +295%	35−40 −295%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +286%	40−45 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +300%	75−80 −300%
Hitman 3	120−130 +287%	30−35 −287%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +291%	60−65 −291%
Metro Exodus	210−220 +289%	50−55 −289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +300%	45−50 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +282%	30−35 −282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +270%	27−30 −270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +275%	30−35 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +300%	24−27 −300%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +295%	35−40 −295%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +300%	75−80 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +291%	60−65 −291%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +282%	30−35 −282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +292%	50−55 −292%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190

+300%

45−50
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +287%	30−35 −287%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +287%	30−35 −287%
Hitman 3	75−80 +295%	18−20 −295%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +294%	30−35 −294%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +279%	27−30 −279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +282%	16−18 −282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+285%

24−27
−285%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Hitman 3	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +282%	16−18 −282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +300%	14−16 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +286%	21−24 −286%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +282%	16−18 −282%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +300%	14−16 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%