The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The Radeon RX 590 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 30% less energy – 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
75%
Min 1% FPS
25
68%
Price, €
Out of Stock
Value, €/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€108.1
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 590 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 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 590 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
60%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
53%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
53%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
97%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 175 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 | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
