GeForce GT 755M SLI vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and GeForce GT 755M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
15.95
+84.4%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GT 755M SLI by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking344502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.505.97
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTN14P-?
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 November 2013 (11 years ago)

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 cores2560768
Core clock speed850 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2x 1300 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt2x ~50 Watt

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 sizelargelarge

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2x 2 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz5400 MHz
Shared memory--

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.111
CUDA-+

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.

HD 7970M Crossfire 15.95
+84.4%
GT 755M SLI 8.65

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

HD 7970M Crossfire 11119
+96%
GT 755M SLI 5673

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7970M Crossfire 31127
+50.9%
GT 755M SLI 20627

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:

900p132
+88.6%
70−75
−88.6%
Full HD102
+183%
36
−183%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Atomic Heart 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+80.6%
35−40
−80.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Fortnite 80−85
+71.4%
45−50
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+75%
35−40
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
Valorant 120−130
+48.2%
80−85
−48.2%
Atomic Heart 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+80.6%
35−40
−80.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+56.3%
120−130
−56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Dota 2 90−95
+54.1%
60−65
−54.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Fortnite 80−85
+71.4%
45−50
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+75%
35−40
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+90%
30−33
−90%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Valorant 120−130
+48.2%
80−85
−48.2%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+80.6%
35−40
−80.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Dota 2 90−95
+54.1%
60−65
−54.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+75%
35−40
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Valorant 120−130
+48.2%
80−85
−48.2%
Fortnite 80−85
+71.4%
45−50
−71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+76.2%
60−65
−76.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+248%
40−45
−248%
Valorant 150−160
+66.3%
90−95
−66.3%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Fortnite 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Atomic Heart 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Valorant 80−85
+97.6%
40−45
−97.6%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Fortnite 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and GT 755M SLI compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 89% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 183% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 267% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7970M Crossfire surpassed GT 755M SLI in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.95 8.65
Recency 1 May 2012 1 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 2 Watt

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 84.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 755M SLI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 9900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 755M SLI in performance tests.

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