Radeon HD 7970M vs Tesla M10
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10, 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 Tesla M10, check out specs charts below.
Tesla M10
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 | Tesla M10 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Tesla M10 has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
- Radeon HD 7970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Tesla M10 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
- Radeon HD 7970M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
- Radeon HD 7970M is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
- Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 183 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
- Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 9−10 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 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 | 100−110 |
| QHD / 1440p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| 4K / 2160p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 160−170 | 150−160 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Fortnite is 4% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−33 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
| 4K / 2160p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
| 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 | 4−5 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 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 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 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 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
| 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 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Tesla M10 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 | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Tesla M10. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 7970M | Tesla M10 | |
| Architecture | GCN | Maxwell |
| Code name | Wimbledon XT | GM107 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 | 18 May 2016 |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1306 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 2,800 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 52.24 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,176 gflops | 4x 1,672 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 83.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | |
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| Laptop size | large | |
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