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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 3359 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 82% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon HD 7970 - 281 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 230 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYPBDP
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.91767554479419%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
28.668280871670703%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $479 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6700 XT
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
264 FPS
CA$8.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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277 FPS
CA$8.48/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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