Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon R7 M465X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R7 M465X, 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 6970M stacks up against Radeon R7 M465X, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M	Radeon R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M465X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R7 M465X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 M465X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 220 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Radeon HD 6970M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon R7 M465X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	150−160
medium / 768p	150−160	120−130
ultra / 1080p	75−80	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 29% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−11	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 37% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 36% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 42% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M	Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Blackcomb XT	Tropo
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011	15 May 2016
Pipelines	960	512
Core clock speed	680 MHz	900 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	32.64	29.60
Floating-point performance	1,305.6 gflops	947.2 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	118 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon R7 M465X

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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