Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Sky 500

When choosing between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500.

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Radeon Sky 500

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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	150 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 is 4800 MHz.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Wimbledon XT	Pitcairn
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2012	27 March 2013
Pipelines	2560	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		76.00
Floating-point performance		2,432 gflops
Length		242 mm
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth		154 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0	12 (11_1)
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
Vulkan		1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Laptop size	large
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon Sky 500

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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