Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 560 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 560 XT is 2638 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
- Performs up to 14% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 81 vs 71 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
86%
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
39.23 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
137.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 13th, 2019 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1074 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1226 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
