GeForce GTX 760M vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 760M 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 760M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 760M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 760M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 760M or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 263% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 193 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 760M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N14E-GL Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 768 2560
Core clock speed 657 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 657 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42.05
Floating-point performance 1,009 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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