Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390X 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 390X is 1274 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390X
- Performs up to 15% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon HD 7970 - 177 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390X - 250 vs 275 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
67.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
184.8 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
64%
AMD Radeon R9 390X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$429 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
