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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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€178.51
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive 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 580 is 1944 days newer than the more expensive Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon HD 7970 - 153 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $95.43 vs $101.59
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 185 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
69.02985074626865%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
61.34715025906736%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-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 |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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