Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
16.02
+26.8%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.49no data
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)April 2018 (6 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 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Wattno 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 sizelargeno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 MB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84 GB/s
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.

G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1no data
Vulkan-+

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
+32%
100−110
−32%
Full HD101
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+32.3%
65−70
−32.3%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+30.7%
75−80
−30.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 32% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 35% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.02 12.63
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 26.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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