Radeon HD 7970M vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 260X, 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 R7 260X, 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 R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Radeon HD 7970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Radeon HD 7970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
9−10
QHD / 1440p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
220−230
210−220
medium / 768p
190−200
180−190
ultra / 1080p
110−120
100−110
QHD / 1440p
75−80
55−60
4K / 2160p
40−45
30−35
high / 768p
160−170
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
ultra / 1080p
75−80
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Far Cry 5 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
100−110
medium / 1080p
65−70
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Fortnite is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
30−35
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Metro Exodus is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970M
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
GCN
GCN 2.0
Code name
Wimbledon XT
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 May 2012
8 October 2013
Pipelines
1280
896
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
61.60
Floating-point performance
2,176 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
254 Mh/s
225 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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