GeForce MX350 vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX350 and Radeon HD 7970, 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 MX350 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX350 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX350 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 MX350 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX350 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 1400% more power consumption, than GeForce MX350.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce MX350.
  • GeForce MX350 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX350 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GeForce MX350 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX350 is 5625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than GeForce MX350.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX350 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Tahiti XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2020 22 December 2011
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1468 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.98 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56.06 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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