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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M485X

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M485X 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 R9 M485X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M485X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 127 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
    4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
    low / 720p 60−65 45−50
    medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3
    Code name Wimbledon XT Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 May 2012 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 2560 2048
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large large
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