Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon HD 7790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon HD 7790, 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 Radeon HD 6970M stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
85 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7790 has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6970M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Radeon HD 6970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 320 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Radeon HD 6970M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon HD 7790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
210−220
medium / 768p
150−160
180−190
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
QHD / 1440p
45−50
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
30−33
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
5−6
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
75−80
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
40−45
55−60
medium / 768p
24−27
35−40
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon HD 7790
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 2.0
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
22 March 2013
Pipelines
960
896
Core clock speed
680 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.64
56.00
Floating-point performance
1,305.6 gflops
1,792 gflops
Length
183 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
118 Mh/s
218 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.2 Mh/s
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