Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 64 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 Vega 64 is 2055 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
- Performs up to 27% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon HD 7970 - 219 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - 250 vs 295 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
98.94 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
395.8 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
29%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Vega | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
483.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1247 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1546 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 945 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
