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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon RX 560

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX 560 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 560 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Check Price
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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 RX 560
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 166% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 325 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    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 RX 560.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon RX 560
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Wimbledon XT Polaris 21
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 May 2012 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 2560 1024
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 81.60
    Floating-point performance 2,611 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.0 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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