Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro 580X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro 580X 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 580X 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

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 1980 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−12
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
Code name Wimbledon XT Polaris 20
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 May 2012 18 March 2019
Pipelines 2560 2304
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 172.8
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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