GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960 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 960 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 960
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 277 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
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
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
4K / 2160p
10−11
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
60−65
60−65
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
220−230
220−230
ultra / 1080p
180−190
180−190
QHD / 1440p
110−120
110−120
4K / 2160p
70−75
70−75
high / 768p
210−220
210−220
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
27−30
27−30
4K / 2160p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
low / 720p
180−190
180−190
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
30−35
30−35
4K / 2160p
24−27
24−27
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
65−70
65−70
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
140−150
140−150
medium / 768p
120−130
120−130
high / 1080p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
QHD / 1440p
21−24
21−24
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
120−130
120−130
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
medium / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
16−18
16−18
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
high / 768p
60−65
60−65
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM206
Wimbledon XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 January 2015
1 May 2012
Pipelines
1024
2560
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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