Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270. 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270. 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.

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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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	150 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	21−24
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	7−8
4K / 2160p	10−11	5−6
low / 720p	60−65	40−45
medium / 1080p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	55−60	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−33
QHD / 1440p	35−40	14−16
4K / 2160p	18−20	8−9
low / 720p	100−110	70−75
medium / 1080p	60−65	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	230−240
medium / 768p	220−230	200−210
ultra / 1080p	180−190	120−130
QHD / 1440p	110−120	95−100
4K / 2160p	70−75	55−60
high / 768p	210−220	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	45−50	27−30
ultra / 1080p	40−45	24−27
QHD / 1440p	27−30	20−22
4K / 2160p	14−16	8−9
low / 720p	80−85	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 47% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
QHD / 1440p	30−35	14−16
4K / 2160p	24−27	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	70−75
medium / 1080p	65−70	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	140−150	100−110
medium / 768p	120−130	95−100
high / 1080p	70−75	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
QHD / 1440p	21−24	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	20−22	10−12
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	3−4
low / 720p	65−70	40−45
medium / 1080p	30−35	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 64% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 270.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Radeon R9 270.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	10−11	2−3
4K / 2160p	7−8	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	40−45
medium / 1080p	35−40	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	130−140	75−80
medium / 768p	85−90	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	27−30
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
4K / 2160p	16−18	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 77% more, than Radeon R9 270.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Wimbledon XT	Curacao
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2012	13 November 2013
Pipelines	2560	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		74.00
Floating-point performance		2,368 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth		179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
Vulkan		+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 270

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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