Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Crossfire stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	115 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 73% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	16−18
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	4−5
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	55−60	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	8−9
4K / 2160p	18−20	6−7
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 125% 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 Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	180−190	100−110
QHD / 1440p	110−120	55−60
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−35
high / 768p	210−220	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 43% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	95−100
ultra / 1080p	100−110	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 23% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	40−45	16−18
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 115% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	20−22
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	100−110
medium / 1080p	110−120	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 93% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	60−65	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	30−35	10−11
4K / 2160p	24−27	10−11
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	65−70	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 115% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	140−150	85−90
medium / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	70−75	30−35
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−11
ultra / 1080p	20−22	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	3−4
low / 720p	65−70	30−35
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	30−33
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	130−140	55−60
medium / 768p	85−90	35−40
high / 1080p	45−50	20−22
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 129% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	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	2560	896
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count		2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		61.60
Floating-point performance		1,971 gflops
Length		170 mm
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth		104 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model		6.3
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		225 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.16 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R7 260X

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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