Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Place in the ranking	121	337
Place by popularity	60	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.21	no data
Power efficiency	14.52	5.49
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	GP104	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 November 2017 (7 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2432	2560
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	255.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	8.186 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	152	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Ti 38.15
+138%

HD 7970M Crossfire 16.03

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1070 Ti 27503
+147%

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	300−350 +127%	132 −127%
Full HD	112 +10.9%	101 −10.9%
1440p	70 +159%	27−30 −159%
4K	50 +138%	21−24 −138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.56	no data
1440p	5.70	no data
4K	7.98	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+164%

24−27

−164%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +125%	35−40 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +154%	24−27 −154%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +132%	50−55 −132%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +141%	30−35 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +164%	24−27 −164%
Far Cry 5	100 +163%	35−40 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +116%	40−45 −116%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +83.5%	100−110 −83.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 +161%	30−35 −161%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +97.5%	80−85 −97.5%
Metro Exodus	138 +151%	55−60 −151%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +105%	40−45 −105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +56.8%	80−85 −56.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +125%	35−40 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +154%	24−27 −154%
Battlefield 5	60 +13.2%	50−55 −13.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +141%	30−35 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +164%	24−27 −164%
Far Cry 5	82 +116%	35−40 −116%
Far Cry New Dawn	44 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +83.5%	100−110 −83.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 +161%	30−35 −161%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +97.5%	80−85 −97.5%
Metro Exodus	122 +122%	55−60 −122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +105%	40−45 −105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +108%	35−40 −108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +56.8%	80−85 −56.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +75%	35−40 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +154%	24−27 −154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +141%	30−35 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +164%	24−27 −164%
Far Cry 5	59 +55.3%	35−40 −55.3%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −3%	100−110 +3%
Hitman 3	80−85 +161%	30−35 −161%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +97.5%	80−85 −97.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +89.5%	35−40 −89.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +56.8%	80−85 −56.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+105%

40−45

−105%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +158%	30−35 −158%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +156%	24−27 −156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +200%	16−18 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +223%	12−14 −223%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Far Cry 5	42 +121%	18−20 −121%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +150%	85−90 −150%
Hitman 3	45−50 +158%	18−20 −158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +148%	30−35 −148%
Metro Exodus	76 +162%	27−30 −162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +207%	30−33 −207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +92.9%	95−100 −92.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+150%

24−27

−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +150%	16−18 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +192%	12−14 −192%
Hitman 3	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +120%	80−85 −120%
Metro Exodus	42 +163%	16−18 −163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +213%	14−16 −213%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +200%	9−10 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	23 +156%	9−10 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +150%	21−24 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +225%	16−18 −225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+143%

14−16

−143%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and HD 7970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Ti is 127% faster in 900p
GTX 1070 Ti is 11% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 Ti is 159% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 Ti is 138% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 Ti is 333% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 3% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1070 Ti is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
HD 7970M Crossfire is ahead in 1 test (1%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.15	16.03
Recency	2 November 2017	1 May 2012
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	200 Watt

GTX 1070 Ti has a 138% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.