Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Pro SSG

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Pro SSG you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro SSG will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon Pro SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro SSG has 75% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro SSG - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 590 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 2910 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 21−24 35−40
QHD / 1440p 16−18 27−30
4K / 2160p 10−11 16−18
low / 720p 60−65 80−85
medium / 1080p 40−45 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture GCN GCN 5.0
Code name Wimbledon XT Vega 10
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 May 2012 8 August 2017
Pipelines 2560 4096
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 384.0
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.125
Laptop size large
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