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    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Radeon HD 7950

    When comparing Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 7950, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and Radeon HD 7950 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M Crossfire here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon HD 7950
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7950 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon HD 7950
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
    Code name Blackcomb XT Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2011 31 January 2012
    Pipelines 1920 1792
    Core clock speed 680 MHz
    Boost Clock 1250 MHz
    Transistor count 2x1700 Million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 89.60
    Floating-point performance 2,867 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    PowerTune +
    ZeroCore +
    Design reference
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    CrossFire +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    AppAcceleration +
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