Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X is 1428 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than Radeon HD 7970 - 559 vs 542 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 190 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
124.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
95%
AMD Radeon R9 380X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 19th, 2015 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 182.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
970 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1425 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
