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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M 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 980M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 188 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 2300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
    4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
    low / 720p 60−65 60−65
    medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 1536 2560
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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