RTX A5000 vs Radeon HD 7970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M with RTX A5000, including specs and performance data.

HD 7970M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.98

RTX A5000 outperforms HD 7970M by a whopping 532% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking48545
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.3017.33
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameWimbledonGA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores12808192
Core clock speed850 MHz1170 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate68.00433.9
Floating-point processing power2.176 TFLOPS27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs80256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

HD 7970M 7.98
RTX A5000 50.47
+532%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7970M 3568
RTX A5000 22553
+532%

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:

900p84
−495%
500−550
+495%
Full HD60
−483%
350−400
+483%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−522%
280−290
+522%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−522%
280−290
+522%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−507%
170−180
+507%
Fortnite 50−55
−477%
300−310
+477%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−513%
190−200
+513%
Valorant 85−90
−481%
500−550
+481%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−522%
280−290
+522%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 121
−520%
750−800
+520%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Dota 2 60−65
−525%
400−450
+525%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−507%
170−180
+507%
Fortnite 50−55
−477%
300−310
+477%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−506%
200−210
+506%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−488%
100−105
+488%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−513%
190−200
+513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−509%
140−150
+509%
Valorant 85−90
−481%
500−550
+481%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Dota 2 60−65
−525%
400−450
+525%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−507%
170−180
+507%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−513%
190−200
+513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−509%
140−150
+509%
Valorant 85−90
−481%
500−550
+481%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−477%
300−310
+477%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−506%
400−450
+506%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−528%
270−280
+528%
Valorant 95−100
−512%
600−650
+512%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Valorant 45−50
−522%
280−290
+522%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Dota 2 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−507%
85−90
+507%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

This is how HD 7970M and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 is 495% faster in 900p
  • RTX A5000 is 483% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.98 50.47
Recency 24 April 2012 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 230 Watt

HD 7970M has 130% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 532.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M is a notebook card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M
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