Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 1651 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 39% better in Dishonored 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 61 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
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 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
64%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
