Radeon RX 7600 XT vs HD 7970M X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 107 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 84 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.26 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1280 ×2 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 ×2 | 352.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.176 TFLOPS ×2 | 22.57 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 ×2 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 204 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB ×2 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s ×2 | 288.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 8 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 190 Watt |
RX 7600 XT has an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 367% more advanced lithography process, and 5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7970M X2 and Radeon RX 7600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M X2 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.
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