I am only asking this since i heard it on some forums, just wanted to. Download new video drivers, do not install uninstall. Always provide machine make, model, specs and software versions. The geforce gtx 680m has 2048 mb more video memory than the radeon hd 7970m, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. Amd 8970m vs 7970m physical card only, no test exclusive upgrademonkey, we have not managed to test it yet, it has bios problem. The selfextracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to c. Radeon additional settings has been retired and its previously supported controls for switchable graphics, color depth and pixel format have all been moved into radeon settings. Guide installing and overclocking the amd mobility 7970 in the. Specifications and benchmarks of the amd radeon hd 7970m graphics card for. The radeon hd 7970m was released less than a year after the radeon hd 6990m, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games. But amds radeon hd 7970m pulls off a stellar showing in xotic pcs. Amd radeon hd 7970m compare amd radeon hd 6990m gpu. Using hwinfo i see i have two identical 6970m6990m cards.
The geforce gpu is said to outperform the radeon hd 7970m in nearly all. Based on 1,661 user benchmarks for the amd hd 6990 crossfire disabled and the radeon hd 7970m, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 635 gpus. We put the 850 mhz amd 7970m to the test against the 715 mhz 6990m to find out which you should buy. Going to upgrade 7970m to 980m on m17x r4 980m 7970m. Testing amds hd 7970m enduro hotfix by jarred walton on. Amd radeon hd 7970m compare nvidia geforce gtx 680m gpu. Did some tests with the vbios of the amd 7970m, heres what ive got so far. Gpuboss is not aware of any important advantages of the 6990m vs the 7970m. Im running the mod drivers and every thing seems to crash. Weve seen the efficiency of nvidias kepler architecture firsthand on the desktop. In comparison, the hd 6990m and the gtx 675m only achieve about half. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. Amd radeon hd 7970m crossfire compare amd radeon hd 6990m gpu.
Since then, i have a series of bsods with my graphic card. The amd mobility radeon hd 6990m or sometimes called ati mobility radeon hd 6990 is a highend graphics card for large laptops 17 and up. I tried the card again and the computer posted fine. Poor performance with 7970m vs previous 6970m community. Amd radeon hd 7970m and nvidia geforce gtx 680m upgrade. Amd radeon hd 6870m6970m7970m6990m graphics driver.
Hi, sorry to disturb you but i have a big problem since my laptop crashed when i was playing a game. Creators update hangs at 32% as well ive even tried installing the creators update as a fresh install and it works until you try to install an amd driver it crashes so badly that you need to reinstall the os. Release notes radeon software crimson relive edition 17. Nvidiafavored games actually ran more smoothly on the hd 7970m. Introducing a completely redesigned gaming application, placing hot, indemand features even closer to your.
During the last month, amd has been working tirelessly on the graphics switching and overall general performance for its graphics drivers. I reused the stock 6990m heatsink as it is identical to the 7970m. At the time of writing, there is no driver support for the 7970m. I uninstalled the amd drivers and removed every amdati folder off my computer that i could find in c. Radeon hd 7970m vs geforce gtx 580 desktop techspot. A quick and easy graphics upgrade guide of an alienware m15x notebook with an amd radeon hd 7970m and an nvidia geforce gtx 680m. Benchmarks real world tests of radeon hd 7970m vs 6990m. Amd 7970m modified vbios general notebook discussions. Put sidebyside, the 680m and 7970m are in very close contention. I also got my 6990m that stop working to post again.
If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Amd 8970m vs 7970m physical card only, no test exclusive. Was wondering if the amd 7970m outperforms the gtx 580 desktop card. Its with these fresh drivers that we take on the synthetic benchmarks.