HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 515 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

HD Graphics 515 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 515 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 515 or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 1233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 550 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 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 515.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
Code name Skylake GT2 Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 September 2015 1 May 2012
Pipelines 24 2560
Core clock speed 300 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.80
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.97
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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