Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1611 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 18% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon HD 7950 - 176 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 150 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 8 vs 3 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
63.19427301900766%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
49.14975315414152%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
