AMD Radeon HD 7970M
The AMD Radeon HD 7970M is a 28nm DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture. Built primarily for large laptops, the advanced card is positioned near the top of the high-end category as of 2012.
The design of the Radeon 7900M series has its roots to the Pitcairn chip as found, for example, on the desktop Radeon HD 7870 . The 7970M in particular is similar to its desktop 7870 counterpart with 1280 1D shader cores and 80 texture units , but has a core clock of only 850 MHz versus the 1000 MHz of the HD 7870. As a result, general performance of the HD 7970M is expected to lie somewhere between the 7850 and 7870 desktop Radeon cards.
When compared to mobile Nvidia GPUs, the HD 7970M performs significantly faster than the GeForce GTX 675M and roughly on par with the GTX 680M . In fact, the card scores P5900 in 3DMark 11, while the GTX 680M achieves P6000. Therefore, almost all demanding games of 2012 will run fluently with maxed out details and 1080p resolution.
Features of the 7970M include the new UVD3 video decoder for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos directly from the AMD GPU.
The 7900M series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro , the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the 7970M can directly support up to 6 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 7900M series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off. Power Gating, however, is not supported according to AMD. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP range. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
Power consumption of the 7970M is in the same ballpark as the GeForce GTX 675M. According to Dell, users can expect a 100 Watt TDP from the AMD GPU. The subsequently large heat output suits the 7970M as an option only for large laptops or DTRs (desktop replacements) that have relatively powerful cooling solutions.
Radeon HD 7900M Series Codename Wimbledon XT Architecture GCN Pipelines 1280 - unified Core Speed 850 MHz Memory Speed 4800 MHz Memory Bus Width 256 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 Shared Memory no API DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 Power Consumption 100 Watt technology 28 nm Notebook Size large Date of Announcement 01.05.2012
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Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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Additional Benchmarks
Ultra DX11 High Res Textures 1920x1080
44.2 [X] Schenker XMG P702 PRO Intel Core i7-3720QM 2.6GHz
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K Titanfall 60 60 59.7 58.3 Thief 49.5 45.3 44.6 33.5 Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag 44.6 42.4 40.9 26.7 X-Plane 10.25 67.9 38.8 20.2 14.7 Call of Duty: Ghosts 68 65.9 49.8 29.7 Battlefield 4 73.8 61.9 53.3 35.3 Batman: Arkham Origins 236 170 109 46 Fifa 14 355.6 263.9 263.1 241.2 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 121.7 112.9 55 26.8 Splinter Cell: Blacklist 68.7 80.9 60.8 33.4 Dota 2 108 93.9 80.1 Company of Heroes 2 52.3 50.7 45.1 22.1 GRID 2 127.7 90 82.3 58.7 Metro: Last Light 74.7 65.2 51.7 31 BioShock Infinite 168.1 121.2 116.6 43.7 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 267.6 118 107.9 46.5 SimCity 69.6 51.5 43.9 30.7 Tomb Raider 249.3 164.8 99.3 46 Crysis 3 106 63.8 44.8 20.3 Dead Space 3 263.3 168.4 141 92.3 Far Cry 3 83.3 75.2 45 25 Assassin´s Creed III 37.7 26 21 Hitman: Absolution 53.1 49.3 31 27 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 177.4 165.3 120.7 70 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 59.8 59.6 38 40 Medal of Honor: Warfighter 135.1 113.1 96.9 45 Dishonored 124.4 123.2 124.3 89 World of Tanks v8 111.3 67.5 47 40 Fifa 13 322.7 257.9 250.9 173 Borderlands 2 113.7 97.2 87.5 55 Torchlight 2 83.9 70.2 68.7 Guild Wars 2 68.5 30 27 Counter-Strike: GO 228.8 200.1 178 121 Darksiders II 153.8 104 Sleeping Dogs 77.8 55.4 41 29 The Secret World 66 56.8 37.9 25 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 49 47.5 39.1 Max Payne 3 90.7 90 83.2 52 Dirt Showdown 97.7 81.1 78.3 47 Diablo III 243.1 210.6 128.2 95 Risen 2: Dark Waters 94.2 101.6 80 42 Mass Effect 3 60 59.6 60 Alan Wake 121 91.1 44 Anno 2070 270.3 170.8 108.5 54 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 97 88.3 87 57 CoD: Modern Warfare 3 264.4 160.5 120 80 Battlefield 3 120.3 83 67 38 Batman: Arkham City 164 144 98 56 Fifa 12 520 321.7 263.7 209 F1 2011 149 95 67 53 Deus Ex Human Revolution 219.4 172 85 Dirt 3 230.9 148.4 136.8 64.1 Crysis 2 101 102.2 102.8 54 Call of Duty: Black Ops 164.6 126.3 117.7 105.9 Mafia 2 117.2 114.3 112.8 88.8 StarCraft 2 322.9 76 70 65 Metro 2033 133.9 128 84 29 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 6 23 26 11 25 18 2 18 21 11 13 26 14 4
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Class 2 Radeon PRO W6600M *
Class 3 UHD Graphics 32EUs
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