Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro W5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro W5500M, 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire stacks up against Radeon Pro W5500M, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	85 Watt
Interface		PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 135% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 7200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−33
medium / 1080p	40−45	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	55−60	21−24
ultra / 1080p	45−50	20−22
QHD / 1440p	35−40	6−7
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 145% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	250−260	200−210
medium / 768p	220−230	170−180
ultra / 1080p	180−190	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	35−40
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	45−50	16−18
ultra / 1080p	40−45	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	30−35	8−9
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 142% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	140−150	80−85
medium / 768p	120−130	70−75
high / 1080p	70−75	27−30
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	130−140	50−55
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture	GCN	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Wimbledon XT	Navi 14
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 May 2012	10 February 2020
Pipelines	2560	1408
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		1450 MHz
Transistor count		6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate		127.6
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0	12 (12_1)
Shader Model		6.5
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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