Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon RX Vega 5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 5, 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 RX Vega 5, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 5 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon RX Vega 5 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 Vega 5 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon RX Vega 5
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
Memory type
GDDR5
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - by 7 nm process technology.
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
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
2−3
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
5−6
4K / 2160p
18−20
4−5
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
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 RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
220−230
160−170
ultra / 1080p
180−190
85−90
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 59% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
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 RX Vega 5.
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 Vega 5.
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
5−6
low / 720p
80−85
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 161% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
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 123% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
30−35
7−8
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 162% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
140−150
75−80
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−12
QHD / 1440p
21−24
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 113% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
24−27
8−9
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
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 210% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
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 Vega 5.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
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 140% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
130−140
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
30−33
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
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 11% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon RX Vega 5
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Wimbledon XT
Vega
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 May 2012
7 January 2020
Pipelines
2560
320
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Memory bus width
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
DirectX 12_1
Laptop size
large
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