Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1946 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 550 - 162 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
154
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€96.99
100%
Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
32%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $79 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |