GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 470 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 GTX 470 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 GTX 470 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 470 has 7% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 365 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3126 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 12 April 2010 1 May 2012
Pipelines 448 2560
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 448
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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