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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 GTX 1050 3GB mobile or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 MB
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 516 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3048 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date April 2018 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 768 2560
    Core clock speed 1366 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1442 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Memory bus width 96 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Vulkan +
    Laptop size large
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