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AMD Radeon HD 7950M vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

AMD Radeon HD 7950M

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The AMD Radeon HD 7950M is a DirectX 11 graphics card for large laptops and positioned in the high-end class. It is manufactured in 28nm and based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture.

The performance should be only slightly below the Radeon HD 7970M as rumors speak from a 3DMark11 performance of P4100 to P4300 points. The GTX 680M scored in first tests P4673 for comparison.

The design of the Radeon 7900M series has its roots to the Pitcairn chip as found, for example, on the desktop Radeon HD 7870. Further details regarding the 7950M in particular are not released yet.

Features of the 7950M 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 7950M 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 7950M should be somewhat below the 7970M and therefore suited for big and heavy DTR-laptops.

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

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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.

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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The AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire (or sometimes called the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7970 X2) is a combination of two high-end graphics card for big and heavy laptops. Usually, each single card renders a single frame. Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

The HD 7970M is based on the desktop HD 7870 Pitcairn chip with 1280 1D shaders and 80 texture units. The GCN (graphics core next) architecture supports DirectX11 and OpenGL 4.2. More information on the features of the single 7970M can be found on this page.

The Performance of the two HD 7970M in Crossfire mode is clearly above the GeForce GTX 580M SLI aka. 675M SLI and almost on par with the GeForce GTX 680M SLI. Modern and demanding games like Battlefield 3 are therefore playable in high resolution, max. settings and antialiasing.

The power consumption of the CF combination is very high (2x 100 Watt) and therefore the graphics cards are only suited for very large desktop replacement laptops.

AMD Radeon HD 7950MAMD Radeon HD 7970MAMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon HD 7900M Series
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7970M 1280 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7950M 1280 @ 0.7 GHz256 Bit @ 4000 MHz
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7970M 1280 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7950M 1280 @ 0.7 GHz256 Bit @ 4000 MHz
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7970M 1280 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon HD 7950M 1280 @ 0.7 GHz256 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameWimbledon ProWimbledon XTWimbledon XT
ArchitectureGCNGCNGCN
Pipelines1280 - unified1280 - unified2560 - unified
Core Speed700 MHz850 MHz850 MHz
Memory Speed4000 MHz4800 MHz4800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2
Power Consumption50 Watt100 Watt200 Watt
Transistors2.8 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 4.2, OpenCL 1.2
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement01.05.2012 01.05.2012 01.05.2012
Information212 mm2 Die

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon HD 7970M
2.1 pt (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
16428 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
31869 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
4307 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
4694 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
149561 Points (18%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4633     avg: 5881     median: 5907 (8%)     max: 6525 Points
min: 9976     avg: 10179     median: 10179 (14%)     max: 10382 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 5447     avg: 5885     median: 5645 (5%)     max: 6423 Points
min: 11109     avg: 11119     median: 11119 (10%)     max: 11129 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 12294     avg: 20914     median: 21938 (6%)     max: 23183 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
min: 30783     avg: 31554     median: 31127 (9%)     max: 32751 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 17084     avg: 21394     median: 21507 (12%)     max: 23701 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
min: 34491     avg: 35209     median: 35208.5 (20%)     max: 35926 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 44561     avg: 53442     median: 45299.5 (24%)     max: 94730 Points
150623 Points (79%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13708     avg: 24337     median: 25433 (28%)     max: 29121 Points
36878 Points (40%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
3DMark 06
min: 11638     avg: 20740     median: 22370.5 (29%)     max: 23197 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
min: 25798     avg: 27647     median: 27647 (36%)     max: 29496 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 57     avg: 57.9     median: 57.7 (19%)     max: 59.1 fps
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 68.9     avg: 76.8     median: 77.3 (15%)     max: 83.9 fps
151.3 fps (28%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 13.84     avg: 14.1     median: 14.1 (8%)     max: 14.34 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 6.47     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (4%)     max: 6.83 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 25.93     avg: 27     median: 27 (21%)     max: 28.12 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 2.21     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (3%)     max: 2.61 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 14.04     avg: 14.1     median: 14.1 (11%)     max: 14.08 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 27.88     avg: 30.1     median: 30.1 (32%)     max: 32.4 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 37.03     avg: 41.3     median: 41.3 (20%)     max: 45.54 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 6.64     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (4%)     max: 8.05 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 7.3     avg: 7.6     median: 7.7 (97%)     max: 7.9 Points
7.9 Points (100%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 7.3     avg: 7.6     median: 7.7 (97%)     max: 7.9 Points
7.9 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 8573     avg: 8986     median: 8985.5 (6%)     max: 9398 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
7660 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 39.3     avg: 61.1     median: 66.8 (23%)     max: 71.7 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
83.3 fps (29%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
698 Samples/s (3%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1218 Samples/s (2%)

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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.

Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
60  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
58.3  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
49.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
45.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
44.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
33.5  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
44.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
42.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
40.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
26.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
67.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
38.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
20.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
14.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
68  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
65.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
49.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
29.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
73.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
61.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
53.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
35.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
236  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
170  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
109  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
46  fps
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
355.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
263.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
263.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
241.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
121.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
112.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
55  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
26.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
68.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
80.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
60.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
33.4  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
108  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
93.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
80.1  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
52.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
50.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
45.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
22.1  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
127.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
90  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
82.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
58.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
74.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
65.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
51.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
31  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 7970M:
168.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
121.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
116.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
43.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
267.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
118  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
107.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
46.5  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
69.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
51.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
43.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
30.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
249.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
164.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
99.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
46  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
106  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
63.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
44.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
20.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
263.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
168.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
141  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
92.3  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
83.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
75.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
31.7 58.5 ~ 45 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
21.8 25.4 27.1 ~ 25 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
37.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
16.2 36.3 ~ 26 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
13.4 24.6 24.7 ~ 21 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
53.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
49.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
18.9 43.3 ~ 31 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
18.6 28.8 33.3 ~ 27 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
177.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
165.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
120.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.4 75 75.8 ~ 70 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
24.3 51.2 ~ 38 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
21.8 48.4 49.6 ~ 40 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
135.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
113.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
96.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
43.7 46.2 46.4 ~ 45 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
124.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
123.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
124.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
70.1 97.6 99.9 ~ 89 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
111.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
67.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
33.9 60.8 ~ 47 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
28.7 50.4 ~ 40 fps
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
322.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
257.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
250.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
119.4 226.6 ~ 173 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
113.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
97.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
87.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
43.2 59.8 62.9 ~ 55 fps
Torchlight 2

Torchlight 2

2012
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
83.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
70.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
68.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
68.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
17.8 42.8 ~ 30 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
16.6 30.6 32.5 ~ 27 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
228.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
200.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
178  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
89.4 153.5 ~ 121 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
153.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
98.3 104.1 108.7 ~ 104 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
77.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
55.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
35.1 47.3 ~ 41 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
28.5 28.5 29.1 ~ 29 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
66  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
56.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
37.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
25  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
49  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
47.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
39.1  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
90.7  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
85.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
90  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
87.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
83.2  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
86.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
38.2 55.8 61.2 ~ 52 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
84.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
97.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
81.1  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
92.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
78.3  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
87.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
40 48.7 53.2 ~ 47 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
84.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
243.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
210.6  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
242.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
128.2  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
237.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
88.9 94.1 100.8 ~ 95 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
194.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
94.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
101.6  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
103.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
80  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
80.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
41.1 42.3 43.1 ~ 42 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
43.2  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 7970M:
60  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.6  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
59.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
59.6 59.8 ~ 60 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
59.6  fps
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
121  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
91.1  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
70.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
43.3 44.7 44.7 ~ 44 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
40.4  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
270.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
170.8  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
161.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
108.5  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
102  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
53.1 54.5 55.4 ~ 54 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
52.8  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 7970M:
97  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
88.3  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
84.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
77.2 96.8 ~ 87 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
75.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
55.6 56.1 58 59.3 ~ 57 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
64.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
264.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
160.5  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
188.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
109 131.3 ~ 120 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
187.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
68.9 73.1 87 90.7 ~ 80 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
157.5  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
120.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
75 90.7 ~ 83 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
141.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
63 71.8 ~ 67 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
131  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
34.7 37.9 38 41.4 ~ 38 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
67.9  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
164  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
144  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
165  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
84 111 ~ 98 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
97  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
55 57 57 ~ 56 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
61  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
520  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
321.7  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
393.5  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
263.7  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
347.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
188.5 228.8 ~ 209 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
342.2  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
149  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
95  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
90  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
49 85 ~ 67 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
77  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
41 65 ~ 53 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
67  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
219.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
153.7 189.5 ~ 172 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
205.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
81.6 85.7 86.7 ~ 85 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
147.3  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
230.9  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
148.4  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
136.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
64.1  fps
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
101  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
102.2  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
100.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
102.8  fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
100.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
54 54.5 ~ 54 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
95.9  fps
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
164.6  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
126.3  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
117.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
105.9  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
117.2  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
114.3  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
112.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
88.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
322.9  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
33 118.2 ~ 76 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
137.3  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
24 116.1 ~ 70 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
136.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
12 85.1 99.2 ~ 65 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
119.9  fps
low 800x600
Radeon HD 7970M:
133.9  fps
med. 1360x768
Radeon HD 7970M:
115.7 141 ~ 128 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
145.4  fps
high 1600x900
Radeon HD 7970M:
73.6 94 ~ 84 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
132.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 7970M:
26.9 29 30 ~ 29 fps
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
54.3  fps
AMD Radeon HD 7970Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall606059.758.3
Thief49.545.344.633.5
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag44.642.440.926.7
X-Plane 10.2567.938.820.214.7
Call of Duty: Ghosts6865.949.829.7
Battlefield 473.861.953.335.3
Batman: Arkham Origins23617010946
Fifa 14355.6263.9263.1241.2
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified121.7112.95526.8
Splinter Cell: Blacklist68.780.960.833.4
Dota 210893.980.1
Company of Heroes 252.350.745.122.1
GRID 2127.79082.358.7
Metro: Last Light74.765.251.731
BioShock Infinite168.1121.2116.643.7
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm267.6118107.946.5
SimCity69.651.543.930.7
Tomb Raider249.3164.899.346
Crysis 310663.844.820.3
Dead Space 3263.3168.414192.3
Far Cry 383.375.24525
Assassin´s Creed III37.72621
Hitman: Absolution53.149.33127
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2177.4165.3120.770
Need for Speed: Most Wanted59.859.63840
Medal of Honor: Warfighter135.1113.196.945
Dishonored124.4123.2124.389
World of Tanks v8111.367.54740
Fifa 13322.7257.9250.9173
Borderlands 2113.797.287.555
Torchlight 283.970.268.7
Guild Wars 268.53027
Counter-Strike: GO228.8200.1178121
Darksiders II153.8104
Sleeping Dogs77.855.44129
The Secret World6656.837.925
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier4947.539.1
Max Payne 390.79083.252
Dirt Showdown97.781.178.347
Diablo III243.1210.6128.295
Risen 2: Dark Waters94.2101.68042
Mass Effect 36059.660
Alan Wake12191.144
Anno 2070270.3170.8108.554
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim9788.38757
CoD: Modern Warfare 3264.4160.512080
Battlefield 3120.3836738
Batman: Arkham City1641449856
Fifa 12520321.7263.7209
F1 2011149956753
Deus Ex Human Revolution219.417285
Dirt 3230.9148.4136.864.1
Crysis 2101102.2102.854
Call of Duty: Black Ops164.6126.3117.7105.9
Mafia 2117.2114.3112.888.8
StarCraft 2322.9767065
Metro 2033133.91288429
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< 120 fps
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AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfirelowmed.highultraQHD4K
Max Payne 385.187.186.284.6
Dirt Showdown92.587.584.2
Diablo III242.7237.5194.2
Risen 2: Dark Waters103.980.643.2
Mass Effect 359.859.6
Alan Wake70.740.4
Anno 2070161.510252.8
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim84.775.164.2
CoD: Modern Warfare 3188.1187.1157.5
Battlefield 3141.213167.9
Batman: Arkham City1659761
Fifa 12393.5347.4342.2
F1 2011907767
Deus Ex Human Revolution205.7147.3
Crysis 2100.2100.295.9
StarCraft 2137.3136.2119.9
Metro 2033145.4132.454.3
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