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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 XT is 3233 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 250 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 168% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon HD 7970 - 158 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 16 vs 3 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
158
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.22/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1298.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XTALFD9
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
18%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $649 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6800 XT
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
140 FPS
CA$11.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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