Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Check Price

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:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Tahiti	Wimbledon XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 November 2012	1 May 2012
Pipelines	1536	2560
Core clock speed	925 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock	975 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	93.60
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	346 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	14.5 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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