Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 726 days older than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R7 260 - 81 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 95 vs 250 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260 |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |