HD Graphics 5300 vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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HD Graphics 5300 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 here:

HD Graphics 5300 Laptops

Main Specs

	HD Graphics 5300	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 1900% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
HD Graphics 5300 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
HD Graphics 5300 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
HD Graphics 5300 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
HD Graphics 5300 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	35−40	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	10−11	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	21−24	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 609% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	1−2	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of HD Graphics 5300 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	50−55	120−130
medium / 768p	18−20	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 242% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p	0−1	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 740% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	16−18	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	10−11	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 752% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	80−85	130−140
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	75−80	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 62% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	7−8	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1400% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	50−55
high / 768p	9−10	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 272% more, than HD Graphics 5300.

Full Specs

	HD Graphics 5300	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Gen. 8 Broadwell	GCN
Code name	Broadwell GT2	Tahiti XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 September 2014	22 December 2011
Pipelines	24	2048
Core clock speed	100 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,300 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	21.60	118.4
Floating-point performance		3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed		1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth		264 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.80
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
Quick Sync	+
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HD Graphics 5300 vs Radeon HD 7970

HD Graphics 5300 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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