GeForce 930MX vs Radeon HD 7970M

In this comparison between GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970M 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 930MX will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 930MX or Radeon HD 7970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M has 488% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 102 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 18−20
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−12
QHD / 1440p 2−3 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 7−8 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16S-GMR Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 1 May 2012
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 952 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 68.00
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 2,176 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 254 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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