GeForce 930M vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M 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 GeForce 930M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
  Check Price Check Price
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 809% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 930M is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 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 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Tahiti XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 22 December 2011
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 118.4
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
  Check Price Check Price