The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 16% less energy – 210 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
64%
Min 1% FPS
25
54%
Price, CA$
Out of Stock
Value, CA$/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, CA$
CA$838.42
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.74/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
64%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
31%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
36%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
36%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
