Radeon R9 M470X vs HD 7970M Crossfire
Aggregated performance score
HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms R9 M470X by 91% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 309 | 465 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 30.83 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | GCN 2 (2016) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | Emerald |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (11 years old) | 14 May 2016 (7 years old) |
| Current price | $126 | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 2560 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 61.60 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1,971 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M470X 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 size | large | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
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
+103%
| 65−70
−103%
|
| Full HD | 102
+104%
| 50−55
−104%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+92.3%
|
12−14
−92.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+94.1%
|
16−18
−94.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
+78.3%
|
21−24
−78.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+92.3%
|
12−14
−92.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+110%
|
20−22
−110%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+93.1%
|
27−30
−93.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+110%
|
21−24
−110%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+88.9%
|
18−20
−88.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+94.1%
|
16−18
−94.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
+78.3%
|
21−24
−78.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+92.3%
|
12−14
−92.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+110%
|
20−22
−110%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+93.1%
|
27−30
−93.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+110%
|
21−24
−110%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+88.9%
|
18−20
−88.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+94.1%
|
16−18
−94.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+92.3%
|
12−14
−92.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+110%
|
20−22
−110%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+93.1%
|
27−30
−93.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+92.3%
|
12−14
−92.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20−22
+81.8%
|
10−12
−81.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+183%
|
12−14
−183%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+150%
|
12−14
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and R9 M470X compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 103% faster than R9 M470X
1080p resolution:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 104% faster than R9 M470X
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 300% faster than the R9 M470X.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 7970M Crossfire surpassed R9 M470X in all 68 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 15.97 | 8.38 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 14 May 2016 |
The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.
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