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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M470X

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M470X 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 R9 M470X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M470X 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire or Radeon R9 M470X here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon R9 M470X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M470X
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M470X
    Architecture GCN GCN 2
    Code name Wimbledon XT Emerald
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 May 2012 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 2560 896
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large large
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