Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
55−60
20−22
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 151% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
220−230
160−170
ultra / 1080p
180−190
85−90
QHD / 1440p
110−120
45−50
4K / 2160p
70−75
24−27
high / 768p
210−220
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 65% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 193% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
27−30
10−12
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 128% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
30−35
5−6
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 173% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
140−150
75−80
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−11
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
27−30
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
9−10
4K / 2160p
16−18
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 195% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
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 15% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Wimbledon XT
Polaris
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 May 2012
1 August 2016
Pipelines
2560
2304
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1077 MHz
Transistor count
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
155.1
Floating-point performance
4,963 gflops
Memory bus width
2x 256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.0 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
large
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