NVS 810 vs Radeon HD 7970M

In this comparison between NVS 810 and Radeon HD 7970M 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 NVS 810 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 here:

Main Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 8x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M has 47% more power consumption, than NVS 810.
  • NVS 810 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • NVS 810 and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • NVS 810 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
  • NVS 810 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 810 is 52 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • NVS 810 and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3000 MHz higher, than NVS 810.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 340% more, than NVS 810.

Full Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 4 November 2015 1 May 2012
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 902 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.06 68.00
Floating-point performance 2x 1,058 gflops 2,176 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 254 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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