GeForce GTX 765M SLI vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 765M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 GTX 765M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 765M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 765M SLI 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 765M SLI or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 765M SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 200 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 2 GB
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 765M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 765M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • GeForce GTX 765M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 765M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−12 21−24
QHD / 1440p 5−6 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than GeForce GTX 765M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 765M SLI Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 1536 2560
Core clock speed 850 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2x 2540 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4800 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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