GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon HD 7970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M, 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile or Radeon HD 7970M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 516 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3048 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
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
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
220−230
medium / 768p
190−200
190−200
ultra / 1080p
110−120
110−120
QHD / 1440p
70−75
75−80
4K / 2160p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
150−160
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Dota 2 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−33
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
60−65
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Fortnite is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−12
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
5−6
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
65−70
65−70
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
Wimbledon XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
April 2018
1 May 2012
Pipelines
768
1280
Core clock speed
1366 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1442 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
Floating-point performance
2,176 gflops
Memory bus width
96 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1752 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
84 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
254 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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