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AMD Radeon HD 7970M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 1 4 93 58

HD 7970M	GTX 960M	Difference
AMD Radeon HD 7970M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Price	$ 1,079.0	$ 1,066.0	13 (1%)
Year	2012	2015	3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature	80C	75C	5 (6%)
Max Fan Noise	58.7dB	40dB	18.7 (32%)
Recommended Power Supply	100W	75W	25 (25%)
Benchmark CPU	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz ($197.99) *closest mobile equivalent*	Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS	+0.0 FPS	+0.0 FPS	0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS %	0.0%	0.0%	0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings	Ultra Quality Settings	Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance	36.0 FPS	26.6 FPS	9.4 (26%)
Average 1440p Performance	26.4 FPS	19.3 FPS	7.1 (27%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance	21.2 FPS	16.4 FPS	4.8 (23%)
Average 4K Performance	13.3 FPS	11.4 FPS	1.9 (14%)
Memory	2 GB	4 GB	2 (100%)
1080p Cost Per Frame	$ 30.0	$ 40.1	10.1 (34%)
1440p Cost Per Frame	$ 40.9	$ 55.2	14.3 (35%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame	$ 50.9	$ 65.0	14.1 (28%)
4K Cost Per Frame	$ 81.1	$ 93.5	12.4 (15%)
Variant	AMD Radeon HD 7970M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Overall Combination Score Overall Combination Score × Description Metric From To Weight The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and driver support. Year 2016 2019 13 2015 2016 11 2014 2015 8 2013 2014 4 2007 2013 2 The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better. Price 0 250 35 250 400 30 400 550 25 550 650 15 650 9999 5 Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better. PSU 0 350 4 350 450 4 450 550 3 550 650 2 650 9999 1 Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card. Temp 0 70 2 70 75 2 75 80 1 80 85 1 85 999 1 Noise Levels under load. The lower the better. Noise 0 45 2 45 48 2 48 50 2 50 55 1 55 999 1 Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better. FHD 60 9999 18 55 60 13 45 55 11 35 45 7 0 35 5 Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better. QHD 60 9999 10 55 60 8 45 55 5 35 45 4 0 35 2 4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better. F4K 60 9999 5 55 60 4 45 55 3 35 45 2 0 35 1 Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the time this graphics card was released. CPU -5 9999 5 -7 -5 4 -10 -7 3 -15 -10 2 -9999 -15 1 Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future demanding games. MEM 8 9999 5 4 8 4 2 4 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 FROM TO VERDICT The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components. OVERALL SCORE 80 99 Excellent 70 80 Very Good 60 70 Good 40 60 Acceptable 0 40 Weak Close	25/100	33/100	8 (32%)

Our Verdict: The HD 7970M is faster by 37% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for HD 7970M . Share Your Comments 0

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	25 27.8 18 21.0
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	17 19.0 12 14.4
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	14 16.5 11 12.4
2023	The Last of Us Part I	11 12.7 8 9.5
2023	Forspoken	13 14.6 9 11.1
2023	The Callisto Protocol	10 11.4 7 8.6
2023	Dead Space	17 18.9 12 14.3
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	20 22.5 15 17.0
2023	Armored Core VI	20 22.5 15 17.0
2023	Immortals of Aveum	9 10.1 6 7.6
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	18 20.2 13 15.3
2023	Remnant II	10 11.4 7 8.6
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	13 15.1 10 11.5
2023	Atomic Heart	13 15.1 10 11.5
2023	Starfield	6 7.6 5 5.7
2022	Elden Ring	14 16.0 13 15.3
2022	God of War	13 15.2 13 14.6
2022	Overwatch 2	25 28.2 24 27.0
2022	F1 22	20 22.8 15 17.2
2022	Dying Light 2	19 21.5 14 16.2
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	19 21.5 14 16.2
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	31 35.4 24 26.7
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	22 25.3 17 19.1
2021	Forza Horizon 5	13 15.3 13 14.7
2021	Halo Infinite	10 11.7 10 11.2
2021	Battlefield 2042	19 21.6 18 20.7
2021	Hitman 3	26 29.1 19 22.0
2021	Far Cry 6	24 27.0 18 20.4
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	26 29.5 20 22.3
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	26 29.8 20 22.5
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 12.4 10 11.9
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	7 8.1 7 7.8
2020	Valorant	48 54.3 46 52.1
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	19 21.3 18 20.4
2020	Death Stranding	22 24.6 21 23.6
2020	Marvel's Avengers	14 16.0 13 15.3
2020	Godfall	21 23.9 20 23.0
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	11 12.4 10 11.9
2019	Apex Legends	22 25.2 22 25.2
2019	Anthem	14 16.2 14 16.2
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	21 23.8 21 23.8
2019	Resident Evil 2	29 33.3 28 32.0
2019	Metro Exodus	13 14.8 12 14.2
2019	World War Z	24 27.4 23 26.3
2019	Gears of War 5	19 21.6 18 20.7
2019	F1 2019	24 27.1 23 26.0
2019	GreedFall	21 24.4 21 23.4
2019	Borderlands 3	15 17.2 14 16.5
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	29 33.0 28 31.6
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	11 12.7 10 12.2
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	18 20.0 17 19.1
2018	Just Cause 4	19 21.4 18 20.6
2018	Monster Hunter: World	20 23.1 19 22.1
2018	Strange Brigade	31 34.8 30 33.4
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	20 22.4 19 21.7
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	26 29.7 25 28.5
2017	For Honor	35 39.6 34 37.9
2017	Project CARS 2	25 28.0 24 26.9
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	30 34.0 29 32.6
2016	Ashes of the Singularity	16 18.8 15 16.9
2016	Hitman	25 28.6 20 22.9
2016	Rise of the Tomb Raider	24 26.7 28 32.1
2016	The Division	28 31.9 21 24.2
2016	Dishonored 2	18 20.4 17 19.6
2015	DiRT Rally	42 47.7 39 43.5
2015	Grand Theft Auto V	23 25.8 22 25.1
2015	The Witcher 3	18 20.4 20 23.0
2015	Total War: Attila	18 20.7 18 20.9
2015	Rocket League	103 115.4 99 110.7
2015	Need For Speed	28 32.0 27 30.7
2015	Project CARS	27 30.7 26 29.4
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	50 56.1 48 53.8
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	31 34.8 30 34.2
2014	GRID Autosport	44 49.7 44 49.4
2014	Shadow of Mordor	37 41.7 27 30.2
2014	The Talos Principle	42 47.5 34 38.6
2013	Crysis 3	24 27.2 24 27.4
2013	Battlefield 4	31 35.0 32 35.6
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	71 79.1 68 75.9
2009	League of Legends	133 148.4 128 142.4

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	16 20.2 12 15.3
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	11 13.9 8 10.5
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	10 12.7 7 9.5
2023	The Last of Us Part I	7 9.6 5 7.3
2023	Forspoken	7 9.6 5 7.3
2023	The Callisto Protocol	6 8.1 4 6.1
2023	Dead Space	10 12.6 7 9.6
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	14 18.2 11 13.8
2023	Armored Core VI	14 18.2 11 13.8
2023	Immortals of Aveum	5 7.1 4 5.3
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	11 13.9 8 10.5
2023	Remnant II	6 7.6 4 5.7
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	9 11.4 6 8.6
2023	Atomic Heart	8 10.9 6 8.2
2023	Starfield	5 6.8 4 5.2
2022	Elden Ring	10 12.6 9 12.1
2022	God of War	10 13.0 10 12.5
2022	Overwatch 2	19 24.2 18 23.2
2022	F1 22	11 13.9 8 10.5
2022	Dying Light 2	11 13.9 8 10.5
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	12 15.2 9 11.5
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	20 25.3 15 19.1
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	13 16.5 9 12.4
2021	Forza Horizon 5	10 13.2 10 12.7
2021	Halo Infinite	8 10.6 8 10.2
2021	Battlefield 2042	11 14.4 11 13.8
2021	Hitman 3	16 20.7 12 15.7
2021	Far Cry 6	16 20.2 12 15.3
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	16 20.9 12 15.9
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	15 19.5 11 14.7
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 10.7 8 10.3
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	5 7.1 5 6.8
2020	Valorant	35 44.3 34 42.6
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	13 16.7 12 16.0
2020	Death Stranding	15 19.0 14 18.3
2020	Marvel's Avengers	9 11.3 8 10.9
2020	Godfall	12 16.0 12 15.3
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	9 11.6 8 11.1
2019	Apex Legends	15 18.8 15 18.8
2019	Anthem	10 12.9 10 12.9
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	14 18.5 14 18.5
2019	Resident Evil 2	17 22.4 17 21.5
2019	Metro Exodus	9 11.6 8 11.1
2019	World War Z	16 20.0 15 19.2
2019	Gears of War 5	12 15.7 12 15.1
2019	F1 2019	15 19.2 14 18.4
2019	GreedFall	14 17.6 13 16.9
2019	Borderlands 3	9 12.0 9 11.6
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	18 23.7 18 22.8
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	8 10.4 7 9.9
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	12 15.7 12 15.1
2018	Just Cause 4	12 15.8 12 15.2
2018	Monster Hunter: World	12 16.2 12 15.5
2018	Strange Brigade	19 24.2 18 23.2
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	13 16.8 12 16.1
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	17 21.4 16 20.6
2017	For Honor	18 23.1 17 22.1
2017	Project CARS 2	15 19.8 15 19.0
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	24 30.7 23 29.4
2016	Dishonored 2	14 17.5 13 16.8
2015	Grand Theft Auto V	14 18.2 12 15.2
2015	Total War: Attila	11 14.8 9 12.4
2015	Rocket League	39 49.5 38 47.5
2015	Need For Speed	19 24.7 18 23.7
2015	Project CARS	18 23.4 18 22.5
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	29 36.3 27 34.8
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	19 24.1 18 22.6
2014	GRID Autosport	29 37.4 29 37.1
2014	Shadow of Mordor	24 30.7 13 17.1
2014	The Talos Principle	28 35.5 21 27.0
2013	Crysis 3	21 26.5 19 24.7
2013	Battlefield 4	18 23.3 17 22.0
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	52 65.9 50 63.3
2009	League of Legends	65 82.4 63 79.1

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2019	Apex Legends	12 16.0 12 16.0
2019	Anthem	8 10.6 8 10.6
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	11 15.1 11 15.1
2019	Resident Evil 2	13 17.9 13 17.2
2019	Metro Exodus	7 10.1 7 9.6
2019	World War Z	12 16.8 12 16.2
2019	Gears of War 5	10 13.7 10 13.2
2019	F1 2019	12 16.8 12 16.1
2019	GreedFall	10 13.3 9 12.7
2019	Borderlands 3	7 9.8 7 9.4
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	15 20.3 14 19.5
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	6 9.0 6 8.7
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	10 13.7 10 13.2
2018	Just Cause 4	9 12.9 9 12.4
2018	Monster Hunter: World	9 12.8 9 12.3
2018	Strange Brigade	15 20.0 14 19.2
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	10 14.2 10 13.5
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	14 19.4 14 18.6
2017	For Honor	14 18.6 13 17.8
2017	Project CARS 2	14 19.5 14 18.6
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	22 30.2 22 29.0
2016	Dishonored 2	12 16.8 12 16.1
2015	Rocket League	29 38.8 28 37.2
2015	Need For Speed	16 22.1 16 21.1
2015	Project CARS	16 21.4 15 20.5
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	21 28.4 20 27.2
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	50 67.1 48 64.3
2009	League of Legends	46 61.7 44 59.2

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AMD Radeon HD 7970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	10 15.2 8 11.5
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	6 8.8 4 6.7
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	6 8.8 4 6.7
2023	The Last of Us Part I	3 5.0 2 3.9
2023	Forspoken	3 4.5 2 3.4
2023	The Callisto Protocol	2 4.0 2 3.1
2023	Dead Space	3 5.0 2 3.8
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	7 10.1 5 7.6
2023	Armored Core VI	7 10.1 5 7.6
2023	Immortals of Aveum	2 3.3 1 2.5
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	5 7.6 3 5.7
2023	Remnant II	2 3.8 2 2.9
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	3 5.6 2 4.2
2023	Atomic Heart	4 6.8 3 5.2
2023	Starfield	3 4.5 2 3.4
2022	Elden Ring	5 7.2 4 6.9
2022	God of War	7 10.2 6 9.7
2022	Overwatch 2	12 18.3 12 17.6
2022	F1 22	7 10.1 5 7.6
2022	Dying Light 2	7 10.1 5 7.6
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	7 11.3 6 8.6
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	12 17.7 9 13.4
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	7 10.1 5 7.6
2021	Forza Horizon 5	7 10.2 6 9.8
2021	Halo Infinite	5 7.3 4 6.9
2021	Battlefield 2042	6 9.2 6 8.9
2021	Hitman 3	8 12.7 6 9.5
2021	Far Cry 6	7 10.9 5 8.2
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	7 11.4 6 8.6
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	8 12.7 6 9.5
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5 7.3 4 6.9
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	3 5.6 3 5.4
2020	Valorant	27 38.6 25 37.0
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	6 8.9 5 8.5
2020	Death Stranding	8 11.6 7 11.1
2020	Marvel's Avengers	4 6.0 3 5.7
2020	Godfall	5 7.6 5 7.3
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	5 7.6 5 7.3
2019	Apex Legends	7 11.2 7 11.2
2019	Anthem	4 7.0 4 7.0
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	6 9.8 6 9.8
2019	Resident Evil 2	7 11.1 7 10.6
2019	Metro Exodus	5 7.3 4 6.9
2019	World War Z	8 11.5 7 11.1
2019	Gears of War 5	6 9.9 6 9.5
2019	F1 2019	8 12.2 8 11.7
2019	GreedFall	5 7.3 4 6.9
2019	Borderlands 3	4 6.2 4 6.0
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	9 14.2 9 13.6
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	4 6.6 4 6.3
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	6 9.9 6 9.5
2018	Just Cause 4	5 8.3 5 7.9
2018	Monster Hunter: World	5 7.8 5 7.4
2018	Strange Brigade	9 13.2 8 12.7
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	6 9.8 6 9.1
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	10 14.8 9 14.2
2017	For Honor	8 11.6 7 11.1
2017	Project CARS 2	11 16.5 11 15.8
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	17 25.7 17 24.7
2016	Dishonored 2	9 13.9 9 13.3
2015	Rocket League	16 23.1 15 22.1
2015	Need For Speed	11 16.5 11 15.8
2015	Project CARS	11 16.5 11 15.8
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	11 16.8 11 16.2
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	41 59.3 39 57.0
2009	League of Legends	23 33.0 22 31.6

AMD Radeon HD 7970M / i7-2600K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of HD 7970M is simply ridiculous. With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 7970M can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between HD 7970M and Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 7970M and Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 7970M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. View Current Price List

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M / i7-4790K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 960M is simply ridiculous. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 960M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. View Current Price List

HD 7970M vs GTX 960M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
Board Number	C429	E2704 SKU 10
Outputs	No outputs	No outputs
Slot Width	MXM Module	MXM Module
TDP	100 W	75 W

Clock Speeds

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
GPU Clock	850 MHz	1097 MHz
Memory Clock	1200 MHz 4800 MHz effective	1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
Bus Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Generation	London (HD 7900M)	GeForce 900M
Production	End-of-life	Active
Release Date	Apr 24th, 2012	Mar 13th, 2015

Graphics Features

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
Vulkan	1.1.101	1.1.103

Graphics Processor

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Maxwell
Die Size	212 mm²	148 mm²
Foundry	TSMC	TSMC
GPU Name	Wimbledon	GM107
GPU Variant	Wimbledon XT (216-0836036)	N16P-GX-A1
Process Size	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors	2,800 million	1,870 million

Memory

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
Bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	80.19 GB/s
Memory Bus	256 bit	128 bit
Memory Size	2 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5

Render Config

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
L1 Cache	16 KB (per CU)	64 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache	512 KB	2 MB
ROPs	32	16
Shading Units	1280	640
TMUs	80	40

Theoretical Performance

HD 7970M	GTX 960M
FP32 (float) performance	2.176 TFLOPS	1.505 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance	136.0 GFLOPS (1:16)	47.04 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate	27.20 GPixel/s	18.82 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	68.00 GTexel/s	47.04 GTexel/s

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