Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Tesla M10 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 Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 183 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla M10.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Tesla M10
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Wimbledon XT GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 May 2012 18 May 2016
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.24
Floating-point performance 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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