Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 333 days older than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 92 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 185 vs 250 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
79%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
