The Radeon HD 7970 is a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The Radeon RX 580 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 26% less energy – 185 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
79%
Min 1% FPS
25
71%
Price, €
Out of Stock
Value, €/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€145.99
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.08/FPS
100%
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€145.99
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€137.22
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€133.51
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€240.17
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€141.43
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€177.55
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
69%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
61%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
61%
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
97%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 185 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 42.88 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 193 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.175 TFLOPS |
