Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R7 M365X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M365X, 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 7970 stacks up against Radeon R7 M365X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon R7 M365X
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M365X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M365X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 M365X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M365X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M365X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	0−1
ultra / 1080p	21−24	0−1
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	10−12
medium / 1080p	40−45	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	3−4
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	12−14
medium / 1080p	60−65	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M365X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	110−120
medium / 768p	220−230	85−90
ultra / 1080p	180−190	35−40
QHD / 1440p	110−120	−
4K / 2160p	70−75	10−11
high / 768p	210−220	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 206% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M365X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	70−75
medium / 768p	110−120	40−45
ultra / 1080p	100−110	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 161% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	45−50	2−3
ultra / 1080p	40−45	2−3
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	0−1
low / 720p	80−85	9−10
medium / 1080p	45−50	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	5−6
QHD / 1440p	27−30	1−2
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	45−50
medium / 1080p	110−120	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 526% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	60−65	2−3
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	30−35	0−1
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	14−16
medium / 1080p	65−70	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1014% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	140−150	40−45
medium / 768p	120−130	−
high / 1080p	70−75	3−4
ultra / 1080p	30−35	2−3
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	24−27	1−2
ultra / 1080p	20−22	0−1
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	2−3
medium / 1080p	30−35	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 1950% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	130−140	85−90
high / 1080p	−	55−60
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	3−4
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	4−5
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	130−140	7−8
medium / 768p	85−90	6−7
high / 1080p	45−50	3−4
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
4K / 2160p	16−18	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1700% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	50−55	12−14
high / 768p	60−65	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon R7 M365X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti XT	Litho
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 December 2011	5 May 2015
Pipelines	2048	384
Core clock speed		900 MHz
Boost Clock	925 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	118.4	23.04
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	737.3 gflops
Length	274 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	20.71 Mh/s
Compute units		6
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R7 M365X

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