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    GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 860M SLI Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce GTX 860M SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 200 Watt
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1280 2560
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 2x 1870 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    CUDA +
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
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