AMD Radeon HD 7970M videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Radeon HD 7970M videocard released by AMD; release date: 24 April 2012. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Wimbledon.

Core clock speed - 850 MHz. Texture fill rate - 68 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1280. Floating-point performance - 2,176 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 100 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4800 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 153.6 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 38287
3569
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 1401
496
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA L40S 346719
17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 939.363 mPixels/s
51.181 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 14101.507 Frames/s
1121.002 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 98.472 Frames/s
5.355 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 530.303 Frames/s
81.527 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 3080.809 mHash/s
256.990 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 34770 Frames
5094 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB 27823 Frames
3692 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6600 69225 Frames
3339 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 34770.000 Fps
5094.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB 27823.000 Fps
3692.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6600 69225.000 Fps
3339.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 21090
0
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 3569
PassMark - G2D Mark 496
Geekbench - OpenCL 17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 51.181 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1121.002 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 5.355 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 81.527 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 256.990 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 5094 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3692 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3339 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 5094.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3692.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3339.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Thief (2014)
3. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
4. Battlefield 4 (2013)
5. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
6. Metro: Last Light (2013)
7. BioShock Infinite (2013)
8. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
9. SimCity (2013)
10. Tomb Raider (2013)
11. Crysis 3 (2013)
12. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
14. World of Tanks v8 (2012)
15. Borderlands 2 (2012)
16. Dirt Showdown (2012)
17. Diablo III (2012)
18. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
19. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
20. Battlefield 3 (2011)
21. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
22. StarCraft 2 (2010)
23. Metro 2033 (2010)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
Low, 1024x768228.80
Medium, 1366x768200.10
High, 1366x768178.00

Thief (2014)

Thief (2014)
Low, 1024x76849.50
Medium, 1366x76845.30
High, 1366x76844.60
Ultra, 1920x108033.50

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
Low, 1024x76867.90
Medium, 1366x76838.80
High, 1366x76820.20
Ultra, 1920x108014.70

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Battlefield 4 (2013)
Low, 1024x76873.80
Medium, 1366x76861.90
High, 1366x76853.30
Ultra, 1920x108035.30

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
Low, 1024x76852.30
Medium, 1366x76850.70
High, 1366x76845.10
Ultra, 1920x108022.10

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)
Low, 1024x76874.70
Medium, 1366x76865.20
High, 1366x76851.70
Ultra, 1920x108031.00

BioShock Infinite (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)
Low, 1280x720168.10
Medium, 1366x768121.20
High, 1366x768116.60
Ultra, 1920x108043.70

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
Low, 1024x768267.60
Medium, 1366x768118.00
High, 1366x768107.90
Ultra, 1920x108046.50

SimCity (2013)

SimCity (2013)
Low, 1024x76869.60
Medium, 1366x76851.50
High, 1366x76843.90
Ultra, 1920x108030.70

Tomb Raider (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)
Low, 1024x768249.30
Medium, 1366x768164.80
High, 1366x76899.30
Ultra, 1920x108046.00

Crysis 3 (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)
Low, 1024x768106.00
Medium, 1366x76863.80
High, 1366x76844.80
Ultra, 1920x108020.30

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Hitman: Absolution (2012)
Low, 1024x76853.10
Medium, 1366x76849.30
High, 1366x76831.10
Ultra, 1920x108028.80

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
Low, 1024x768177.40
Medium, 1366x768165.30
High, 1366x768120.70
Ultra, 1920x108075.00

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

World of Tanks v8 (2012)
Low, 1024x768111.30
Medium, 1366x76867.50
High, 1366x76847.35
Ultra, 1920x108039.55

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Borderlands 2 (2012)
Low, 1024x768113.70
Medium, 1366x76897.20
High, 1366x76887.50
Ultra, 1920x108059.80

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Dirt Showdown (2012)
Low, 1024x76897.70
Medium, 1366x76881.10
High, 1366x76878.30
Ultra, 1920x108048.70

Diablo III (2012)

Diablo III (2012)
Low, 1024x768243.10
Medium, 1366x768210.60
High, 1366x768128.20
Ultra, 1920x108094.10

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Low, 1280x72060.00
High, 1366x76859.60
Ultra, 1920x108059.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Low, 1280x72097.00
Medium, 1366x76888.30
High, 1366x76887.00
Ultra, 1920x108057.05

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Battlefield 3 (2011)
Low, 1024x768120.30
Medium, 1366x76882.85
High, 1366x76867.40
Ultra, 1920x108037.95

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
Low, 1024x768219.40
High, 1366x768171.60
Ultra, 1920x108085.70

StarCraft 2 (2010)

StarCraft 2 (2010)
Low, 1024x768322.90
Medium, 1360x76875.60
High, 1360x76870.05
Ultra, 1920x108085.10

Metro 2033 (2010)

Metro 2033 (2010)
Low, 800x600133.90
Medium, 1360x768128.35
High, 1600x90083.80
Ultra, 1920x108029.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Wimbledon
Launch date 24 April 2012
Place in performance rating 591
Type Laptop

Technical info
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1280
Texture fill rate 68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support
DirectX 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5

Memory
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

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