GeForce 930MX vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970, 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 GeForce 930MX stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 930MX is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce 930MX 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 GeForce 930MX here:
Main Specs
GeForce 930MX
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
17 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 1664% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 930MX.
GeForce 930MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.
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
4−5
35−40
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
10−11
55−60
ultra / 1080p
8−9
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 423% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
130−140
250−260
medium / 768p
100−110
220−230
ultra / 1080p
50−55
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
12−14
70−75
high / 768p
75−80
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 160% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 101% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
7−8
45−50
ultra / 1080p
5−6
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
16−18
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 487% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
7−8
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
18−20
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 328% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
8−9
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
10−12
70−75
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 260% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
10−11
65−70
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 620% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 46% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 253% more, than GeForce 930MX.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
10−11
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 420% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
20−22
130−140
medium / 768p
12−14
85−90
high / 1080p
6−7
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 588% more, than GeForce 930MX.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 59% more, than GeForce 930MX.
Full Specs
GeForce 930MX
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
N16S-GMR
Tahiti XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
10 March 2016
22 December 2011
Pipelines
384
2048
Core clock speed
952 MHz
Boost Clock
1020 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
24.48
118.4
Floating-point performance
783.4 gflops
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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