GeForce 830A vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 830A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 506% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830A is 232 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce 830A and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce 830A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 1 May 2012
Pipelines 256 2560
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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