HD Graphics 5300 vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.
HD Graphics 5300 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 here:
Main Specs
HD Graphics 5300
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x1
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
System Shared
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 1900% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
HD Graphics 5300 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
HD Graphics 5300 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
HD Graphics 5300 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
HD Graphics 5300 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
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
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
0−1
60−65
medium / 1080p
0−1
40−45
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
0−1
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
60−65
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
35−40
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
low / 768p
60−65
250−260
medium / 768p
27−30
220−230
ultra / 1080p
10−11
180−190
QHD / 1440p
−
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
21−24
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 609% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
1−2
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of HD Graphics 5300 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
50−55
120−130
medium / 768p
18−20
110−120
ultra / 1080p
0−1
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 242% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p
0−1
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
0−1
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
21−24
180−190
medium / 1080p
0−1
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 740% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p
0−1
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
0−1
100−110
medium / 1080p
0−1
65−70
low / 768p
16−18
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
0−1
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
10−11
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 752% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
30−35
low / 768p
80−85
130−140
high / 1080p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
medium / 1080p
75−80
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 62% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
7−8
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1400% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
0−1
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
0−1
130−140
medium / 768p
−
85−90
high / 1080p
−
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
50−55
high / 768p
9−10
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 272% more, than HD Graphics 5300.
Full Specs
HD Graphics 5300
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
Gen. 8 Broadwell
GCN
Code name
Broadwell GT2
Tahiti XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
5 September 2014
22 December 2011
Pipelines
24
2048
Core clock speed
100 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,300 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
118.4
Floating-point performance
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.80
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
Quick Sync
+
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