Radeon HD 7970M Overview

Radeon HD 7970M
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5MOBILE
Release date: 24 Apr 2012
Radeon HD 7970M

Core Configuration

GPU Wimbledon
Architecture AMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 1280 : 80 : 32
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 2176.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 2048 Mb
Memory Bus Width 256 bit
Memory Speed 1200 MHz
4800 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 153.60 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    594%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    448%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    392%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    367%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    364%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    322%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    281%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    280%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    279%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    278%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    277%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    275%
  • Radeon RX 480
    273%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    268%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    265%
  • Radeon R9 390
    264%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    263%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    258%
  • Radeon RX 470
    247%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    243%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    240%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    238%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    234%
  • Radeon R9 290
    229%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    221%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    210%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    209%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    205%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    204%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    204%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    204%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    199%
  • Radeon R9 380
    182%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    182%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    182%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    166%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    162%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    160%
  • Radeon R9 285
    160%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    159%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    159%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    158%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    158%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    154%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    154%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    146%
  • Radeon R9 280
    145%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    144%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    138%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    135%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    135%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    135%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    130%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    129%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    127%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    126%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    126%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    123%
  • Radeon R7 370
    121%
  • Radeon RX 460
    120%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    118%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    117%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    117%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    117%
  • Radeon R9 270
    116%
  • Radeon R9 370
    115%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    112%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    112%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    110%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    106%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    106%
  • Radeon R7 265
    102%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    101%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    101%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    101%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    101%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    98%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    96%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    96%
  • Radeon R7 360
    95%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    93%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    90%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    89%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    86%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    84%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    84%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    84%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    83%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    79%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    78%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    78%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    74%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    74%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    71%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    71%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    70%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    70%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    69%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    69%
  • GeForce GT 740
    68%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    68%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    67%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    65%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    65%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    65%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    65%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    65%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    63%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    63%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    63%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    62%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    61%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    61%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    59%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    59%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    59%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    56%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    56%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    55%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    52%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    49%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    49%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    49%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    48%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    47%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    47%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    47%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    46%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    43%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    43%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    42%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    41%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    41%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    41%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    41%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    41%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    41%
  • Radeon R7 250
    40%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    38%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    38%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    38%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    37%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    36%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    36%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    36%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    36%
  • GeForce 940A
    36%
  • GeForce 940M
    36%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    36%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    36%
  • GeForce 840A
    36%
  • GeForce 840M
    36%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    35%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    35%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    35%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    33%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    33%
  • GeForce GT 640
    32%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    32%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    32%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    31%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    31%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    31%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    31%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    31%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    31%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    31%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    31%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    30%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    30%
  • GeForce 930A
    30%
  • GeForce 930M
    30%
  • GeForce 930MX
    30%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    30%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    29%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    29%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    28%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    28%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    28%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    27%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    27%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    27%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    27%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    27%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    27%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    27%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    27%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    26%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    26%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    26%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    26%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    26%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    26%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    26%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    26%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    26%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    26%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    26%
  • GeForce 920A
    25%
  • GeForce 920M
    25%
  • GeForce 920MX
    25%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    24%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    23%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    23%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    23%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    23%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    23%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    23%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    22%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    22%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    22%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    22%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    22%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    22%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    22%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    22%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    21%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    21%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    20%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    20%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    20%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    20%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    19%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    19%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    19%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    19%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    19%
  • GeForce GT 720
    18%
  • GeForce GT 440
    17%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    17%
  • GeForce GT 630
    16%
  • GeForce GT 710
    16%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    16%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    16%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    16%
  • GeForce 710A
    16%
  • GeForce 710M
    16%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    15%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    15%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    15%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    15%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    15%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    15%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    15%
  • GeForce GT 430
    15%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    15%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    14%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    13%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    13%
  • GeForce GT 620
    10%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    10%
  • GeForce GT 520
    8%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    8%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    8%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    8%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    8%
  • GeForce GT 610
    8%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    8%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    8%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    8%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    7%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    7%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    7%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    5%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    5%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    5%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    4%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon HD 7970M is a graphics card released by AMD on 24 Apr 2012. The graphics card houses the Wimbledon die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 2,800 million transistors on a 28 nm, 212 mm2 die.

Radeon HD 7970M pros and cons

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Mantle
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon HD 7970MGeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3Radeon R7 360Radeon R9 370GeForce GTX 965M
Radeon HD 7970MGeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3Radeon R7 360Radeon R9 370GeForce GTX 965M
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Shader units1280102476812801024
ROPs3232163232
Graphics processorWimbledonGM206TobagoTrinidadGM204
Process size28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory2048 Mb GDDR5 (1200 MHz
4800 MHz effective)
4096 Mb GDDR5 (1253 MHz
5012 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1253 MHz
5012 MHz effective)
Memory bus width256 bit128 bit128 bit256 bit128 bit
Memory bandwidth153.60 Gb/s80.20 Gb/s96.00 Gb/s179.20 Gb/s80.20 Gb/s
Release date24 Apr 20121 Jan 201618 Jun 20155 May 20159 Jan 2015

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 965M
    7890
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    7890
  • Radeon R9 370
    7790
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    6730
  • Radeon R7 360
    6400

Points (higher is better)