AMD Radeon Pro 560 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560 and AMD Radeon HD 7970M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 907 MHz vs 850 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 4800 MHz
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 724 vs 492
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 24 April 2012
Core clock speed 907 MHz vs 850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 100 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 vs 492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 3339

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

  • Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 68 GTexel / s vs 58.05 GTexel / s
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1024
  • Around 17% better floating-point performance: 2,176 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3559 vs 3475
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17210 vs 15805
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 51.181 vs 41.388
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1121.002 vs 614.695
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.355 vs 3.837
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 81.527 vs 31.274
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 256.99 vs 189.085
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5094 vs 4695
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3692 vs 2280
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5094 vs 4695
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3692 vs 2280
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 68 GTexel / s vs 58.05 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 1024
Floating-point performance 2,176 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3559 vs 3475
Geekbench - OpenCL 17210 vs 15805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 51.181 vs 41.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1121.002 vs 614.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.355 vs 3.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 81.527 vs 31.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 256.99 vs 189.085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5094 vs 4695
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3692 vs 2280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5094 vs 4695
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3692 vs 2280

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3475
3559
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
724
492
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
15805
17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.388
51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
614.695
1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.837
5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.274
81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
189.085
256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3339
Name AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
PassMark - G3D Mark 3475 3559
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 492
Geekbench - OpenCL 15805 17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.388 51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 614.695 1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.837 5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.274 81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 189.085 256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4695 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2280 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4695 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2280 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 21 Wimbledon
Launch date 18 April 2017 24 April 2012
Place in performance rating 627 624
Type Mobile workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 907 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops 2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 1280
Texture fill rate 58.05 GTexel / s 68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large large
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB / s 153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0