HD Graphics P630 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics P630 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 HD Graphics P630 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

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

  HD Graphics P630 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1740 MB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 1233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics P630.
  • HD Graphics P630 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics P630 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • HD Graphics P630 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than HD Graphics P630.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics P630 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN
Code name Kaby-Lake-H-GT2 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 5 August 2016 1 May 2012
Pipelines 24 2560
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.40
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.103
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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