GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 760 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 17% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760.
  • GeForce GTX 760 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 760 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 760 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 1800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 9−10 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 45−50 60−65
medium / 1080p 30−35 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 760.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 June 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 1152 2560
Core clock speed 980 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 94.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,378 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.3
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 83 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3.5 Mh/s
Blu Ray 3D +
Minimum recommended system power 500 Watt
PhysX +
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