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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $549

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MSRP in USD: $499

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

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475.93

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Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD
Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD

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483.05

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1295 1624 MHz
Base Clock
2430 2565 MHz
Boost Clock
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OG OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-OG-GAMING. schwarz)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OG OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-OG-GAMING. schwarz)

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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte schwarz (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-GAMING)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte schwarz (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-GAMING)

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Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP
Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

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523.57

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2430 2475 MHz
Boost Clock
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Sapphire AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6 HDMI/Triple DP
Sapphire AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6 HDMI/Triple DP

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XFX Qicksilver AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, RDNA3 Artic White (RX-78TMAIRW9)
XFX Qicksilver AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, RDNA3 Artic White (RX-78TMAIRW9)

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PowerColor RX 7800XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 Go GDDR6
PowerColor RX 7800XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 Go GDDR6

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Asrock Radeon RX 7800 XT Steel Legend 16GB
Asrock Radeon RX 7800 XT Steel Legend 16GB

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547.08

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT is 4264 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970

  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 250 vs 263 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

  • Performs up to 289% better in The Outer Worlds than Radeon HD 7970 - 171 vs 44 FPS
  • Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 16 vs 3 GB
This is a free version of The Outer Worlds.
The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

44

25.730994152046783%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


FPS

171

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€475.93

100%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

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In Stock

Updated 74570 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

12.687526789541362%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

20.301783264746227%

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

233.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

583.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Dec 22nd, 2011Release Date
Aug 25th, 2023
Southern IslandsGenerationNavi III
$549MSRP
$499
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
3 GBMemory
16 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
384-bitBus256-bit
264 GB/sBandwidth
620.8 GB/s
925 MHzBase Clock Speed
1295 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2430 MHz
1375 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2425 MHz

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