Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1946 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 23% better in God of War than Radeon RX 550 - 37 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
63.9527027027027%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
31.97635135135135%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 550 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$79 | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |