Radeon HD 7970M vs Radeon Pro Duo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon Pro Duo, 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 stacks up against Radeon Pro Duo, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970M
Radeon Pro Duo
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
350 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
3x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon Pro Duo has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Radeon HD 7970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Duo uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Duo has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Radeon HD 7970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Duo - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro Duo - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon Pro Duo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Duo.
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
50−55
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
5−6
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
75−80
medium / 1080p
21−24
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
27−30
75−80
ultra / 1080p
24−27
70−75
QHD / 1440p
9−10
50−55
4K / 2160p
6−7
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
30−35
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro Duo.
low / 768p
220−230
250−260
medium / 768p
190−200
230−240
ultra / 1080p
110−120
−
QHD / 1440p
75−80
150−160
4K / 2160p
40−45
100−110
high / 768p
160−170
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
75−80
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Dota 2 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
60−65
QHD / 1440p
18−20
40−45
4K / 2160p
7−8
21−24
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
30−33
90−95
ultra / 1080p
21−24
70−75
QHD / 1440p
14−16
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
110−120
220−230
medium / 1080p
65−70
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Fortnite is 132% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
85−90
ultra / 1080p
24−27
65−70
QHD / 1440p
12−14
45−50
4K / 2160p
12−14
30−35
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
35−40
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Forza Horizon 4 is 156% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
95−100
160−170
medium / 768p
85−90
150−160
high / 1080p
35−40
95−100
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
5−6
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
95−100
medium / 1080p
16−18
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Metro Exodus is 213% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 172% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
35−40
90−95
medium / 1080p
18−20
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 165% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
65−70
180−190
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
4K / 2160p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
high / 768p
55−60
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in World of Tanks is 43% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970M
Radeon Pro Duo
Architecture
GCN
GCN 3.0
Code name
Wimbledon XT
Capsaicin
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
1 May 2012
26 April 2016
Pipelines
1280
4096
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
256.0
Floating-point performance
2,176 gflops
2x 8,192 gflops
Length
277 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
4096 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
512 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
254 Mh/s
809 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
Compute units
128
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
Enduro
+
FRTC
+
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