Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
10−12
medium / 1080p
40−45
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
3−4
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
12−14
medium / 1080p
60−65
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
110−120
medium / 768p
220−230
85−90
ultra / 1080p
180−190
35−40
QHD / 1440p
110−120
−
4K / 2160p
70−75
10−11
high / 768p
210−220
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 206% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
70−75
medium / 768p
110−120
40−45
ultra / 1080p
100−110
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 161% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
45−50
2−3
ultra / 1080p
40−45
2−3
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
0−1
low / 720p
80−85
9−10
medium / 1080p
45−50
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
5−6
QHD / 1440p
27−30
1−2
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
45−50
medium / 1080p
110−120
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 526% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
60−65
2−3
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
30−35
0−1
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
14−16
medium / 1080p
65−70
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1014% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
140−150
40−45
medium / 768p
120−130
−
high / 1080p
70−75
3−4
ultra / 1080p
30−35
2−3
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
24−27
1−2
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
2−3
medium / 1080p
30−35
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 1950% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
−
55−60
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
4−5
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
130−140
7−8
medium / 768p
85−90
6−7
high / 1080p
45−50
3−4
ultra / 1080p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1700% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
50−55
12−14
high / 768p
60−65
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture
GCN
Code name
Tahiti XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 December 2011
1 August 2013
Pipelines
2048
768
Core clock speed
720 / 775 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate
118.4
Floating-point performance
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
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