HD Graphics 5000 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 5000 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 HD Graphics 5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 5000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 5000 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 HD Graphics 5000 or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 5000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5000.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 650 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5000.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−11 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 5000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 5000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN
Code name Haswell GT3 Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 June 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 40 2560
Core clock speed 200 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.00
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.3
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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