Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs RX Vega 64

Place in the ranking	131	341
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.20	no data
Power efficiency	8.63	5.52
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Vega 10	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	4096	2560
Core clock speed	1247 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1546 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	395.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	12.66 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	256	no data

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.1.125	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 64 35.32
+131%

HD 7970M Crossfire 15.31

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 64 30824
+177%

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 64 55262
+77.5%

HD 7970M Crossfire 31127

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	300−350 +127%	132 −127%
Full HD	118 +16.8%	101 −16.8%
1440p	80 +167%	30−35 −167%
4K	52 +148%	21−24 −148%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.23	no data
1440p	6.24	no data
4K	9.60	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +171%	27−30 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +147%	30−35 −147%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	82 +57.7%	50−55 −57.7%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +171%	27−30 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +6.3%	30−35 −6.3%
Forza Horizon 4	202 +206%	65−70 −206%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 +121%	40−45 −121%
Metro Exodus	105 +139%	40−45 −139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	116 +197%	35−40 −197%
Valorant	182 +180%	65−70 −180%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	174 +235%	50−55 −235%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +171%	27−30 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Dota 2	50 −16%	55−60 +16%
Far Cry 5	62 +8.8%	55−60 −8.8%
Fortnite	123 +39.8%	85−90 −39.8%
Forza Horizon 4	164 +148%	65−70 −148%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 +121%	40−45 −121%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 +105%	55−60 −105%
Metro Exodus	79 +79.5%	40−45 −79.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +71.9%	110−120 −71.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +46.2%	35−40 −46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +165%	45−50 −165%
Valorant	92 +41.5%	65−70 −41.5%
World of Tanks	270−280 +37.4%	200−210 −37.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	72 +38.5%	50−55 −38.5%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +171%	27−30 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Dota 2	138 +138%	55−60 −138%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +66.7%	55−60 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	143 +117%	65−70 −117%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 +121%	40−45 −121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +71.9%	110−120 −71.9%
Valorant	140 +115%	65−70 −115%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +183%	24−27 −183%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +183%	24−27 −183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +42.1%	110−120 −42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
World of Tanks	230−240 +112%	110−120 −112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +119%	30−35 −119%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +198%	40−45 −198%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +150%	40−45 −150%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +144%	24−27 −144%
Metro Exodus	79 +126%	35−40 −126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%
Valorant	95 +138%	40−45 −138%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Dota 2	70−75 +154%	27−30 −154%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +154%	27−30 −154%
Metro Exodus	46 +318%	10−12 −318%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +148%	45−50 −148%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +163%	27−30 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +213%	14−16 −213%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Dota 2	96 +243%	27−30 −243%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +170%	20−22 −170%
Fortnite	50 +178%	18−20 −178%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +157%	21−24 −157%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +183%	12−14 −183%
Valorant	49 +172%	18−20 −172%

This is how RX Vega 64 and HD 7970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

RX Vega 64 is 127% faster in 900p
RX Vega 64 is 17% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 64 is 167% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 64 is 148% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 64 is 318% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games: