AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Performance Review

Based on current gaming requirements the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is capable of DirectX 11 gaming requirements.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2022. In particular we focus on how well the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 187 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire can run Resident Evil 8 at 1080p and saw it return weak frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that FIFA 22 returns a good 62 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

As the PC gaming masses explore larger screen resolutions we decided to run some game checks at 1440p across a few popular games. We discovered the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire ran Resident Evil 8 to a weak performance level. Results across the graphics settings looked like this, Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. Another game tested was FIFA 22, L: 124FPS, M: 98FPS, H: 66FPS, U: 47FPS. And then we researched potential graphics card performance on Star Citizen, wih estimates revealing L: 47FPS, M: 37FPS, H: 25FPS, U: 18FPS at 1440p. In summary we feel the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire running at 1440p is not a first choice gaming resolution. While this graphics card would likely be more suited to 1080p gaming, you may be able to make some graphical tweaks in the game options to improve your stability at 1440p.

How many years will the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in your PC? We think this Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has around 6-12 months until an upgrade should be considered.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire? If you are thinking of upgrading this graphics card then we would currently suggest the 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q. This PC hardware upgrade performs 111% better and can run 810 of today’s 1000 most demanding PC games.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M SLI Performance Review

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 11.

Here is a performance review on how capable the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is at running the more popular games of 2022. Specifically looking at this PC hardware’s ability to get suitable frames per second to play on Ultra game settings and what FPS it might get on 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen res. This graphics hardware can run 191 of the 1000 most demanding PC games played today.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is running Forza Horizon 5 and delivering weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 0 frames per second. Comparing this to Days Gone which is getting weak results, where it averages 21 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Dying Light 2, which is running at 0 frames per second.

One of the growing popular screen resolutions for PC gaming is the wider 1440p. So we wanted to see how well the GeForce GTX 680M SLI performed at 1440p by taking a look at some of the current popular games. First we looked at Forza Horizon 5 and saw it deliver weak frames per second across the following graphics settings - Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. We then checked the performance on Days Gone to see if that runs well. It was weak with a 16 FPS at Ultra 1440p. In summary we feel the GeForce GTX 680M SLI running at 1440p is going to struggle at this higher gaming resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 680M SLI graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 680M SLI in your PC? There is around 6-12 months of top end gaming left in this card, at which point its graphics card replacement time, assuming the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is part of your PC gaming machine.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 680M SLI? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 680M SLI is the 20 Series GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, which is 108% more powerful and can run 810 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.