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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon Pro W5500 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon Pro W5500 is 2972 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 39% cheaper than Radeon Pro W5500 - $127.96 vs $208.36
- Up to 32% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Radeon Pro W5500 - $1.37 vs $2.01 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 115 vs 104 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 125 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
104
90%
Value, €/FPS
€1.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€142.04
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
FPS
115
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.01/FPS
68%
Price, €
€231.28
61%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon PRO W5500 8GB
Buy for €231.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
72%
Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
59.36 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
163.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon Pro W5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 10th, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Radeon Pro Navi |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1744 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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