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    GeForce GTX670MX vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by LegendaryLegend, Jan 20, 2013.

  1. LegendaryLegend

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    so, Which is better?
     
    LegendaryLegend, Jan 20, 2013
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    I do not have either, but when the 7970m came out, if I remember correctly, the nearest was the 680m. Still is is I have any memory in my brain. But my memory is not guaranteed to be correct. Just saw the 670mx part, instead of the 670m.... So let me check. Or someone with a working memory can chime in...
     
    Abidderman, Jan 20, 2013
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    Zenoru Notebook Consultant

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    Definitely the 7970M. 13.x drivers fixed most issues on my friend's P150EM. Even with Enduro issues, it is still significantly faster. See notebookcheck for rankings and benchmarks.
     
    Zenoru, Jan 20, 2013
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    Abidderman, Jan 20, 2013
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    Thanks for the replies. I thought the 670mx was faster... Learn something everyday ...
     
    LegendaryLegend, Jan 20, 2013
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    Yeah, the most similar gpu to the 7970m is the 680m. The stock 7970m actually performs better on benchmarks than the stock 680m. Once you start overclocking, the 680m pulls ahead though.
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 21, 2013
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    thanks for the replies guys :hi2:
     
    LegendaryLegend, Jan 21, 2013
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    You should be asking about the 675mx. I'm little curious about that one.
     
    niffcreature, Jan 21, 2013
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    The 675mx is a great card, but it's still not comparable with a 7970m. It's more stable, but the 7970m wins in terms of performance.
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 21, 2013
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    Not even close. The 7970M just blows it out of the water. We should be talking about the 680M, but we've got a great thread about that... right about everywhere on NBR :p
     
    jaug1337, Jan 21, 2013
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    GTX 670MX is poop. Its a chocked GPU made by Nvidia intentionally just to have two GPUs to offer. 675MX is the real deal

    Its like a competition where two equally powerful pumps connected to a water reservoir where the 670MX have a 10cm diameter pipe it can shoot water through while 675MX have 50cm pipe.
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 21, 2013
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    Notebookcheck have done a review on all GPUs. There is 15% difference between 675MX and 7970M over 14games. If you pair the 7970M with AMD CPU, it chokes that poor GPU and performs in average a little more than 660M.
    [​IMG]
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 21, 2013
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    Wow, the 7970m really can't reach its potential in the GX60 :( Too bad you can't drop an i7 in there
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 21, 2013
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    I guess the A10-4600M isn't just bad, is really bad... Making the HD7970M perform only slightly better than a GTX 660M...
     
    hackness, Jan 22, 2013
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    This is true at the lower resolutions, but the higher resolutions tend to even things out a little. Still kinda painful to see this though. >_> AMD can't even make a CPU fast enough to keep up with its best GPU.
     
    imglidinhere, Jan 22, 2013
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    Okay, that doesn't make any sense, unless there is something I'm missing it will still perform just as well as any other 7970m on tasks that dont stress the CPU, like furmark.
     
    niffcreature, Jan 22, 2013
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    Of course in Furmark the type of CPU used doesn't really affect much, as it's purely a GPU stress test program... If we talk about gaming, CPU is usually highly stressed in morden games like BF3's multiplayer mode, Hawken, Batman:AC, Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 (alpha) etc. And a weak CPU is going to limit these modern games from getting the most out of the HD7970M, what you'll be seeing here is a low % of GPU utilization. The choice between an i7 and an A10 is going to greatly affect how the game will perform on your HD7970M.

    Like in this example (notice that the A10 stutters a lot): AnandTech - AMD's Radeon HD 7970M: Ivy Bridge vs. Trinity Video

    The following example also shows a clear evidence that the A10 is a huge bottleneck to the HD7970M: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/694709-7970m-amd-cpu-vs-7970m-intel-cpu.html#post8919585

    Does it make more sense now?
     
    hackness, Jan 22, 2013
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