Radeon RX 560 896SP vs HD 7970M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 522 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.50 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 4 July 2017 (8 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 cores | 1280 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1090 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 65.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.176 TFLOPS | 2.106 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 56 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 4 July 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
RX 560 896SP has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon RX 560 896SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 560 896SP is a desktop one.
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