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Radeon HD 7970M vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon HD 7970M vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3557 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7970M

  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 100 vs 107 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 28% better in Dead Space than Radeon HD 7970M - 59 vs 46 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 4 vs 2 GB
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Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012


FPS

46

78%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

59

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.42/FPS

100%

Price, €

€201.8

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

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In Stock

Updated 7255 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012


Pixel Fillrate

27.2 GPixel/s

30%

Texel Fillrate

68 GTexel/s

38%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo

Radeon HD 7970M

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Apr 24th, 2012
Jan 19th, 2022
LondonNavi II
Not Available$199
None1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
None1x 6-pin
Mobile
Desktop
2 GB
4 GB
GDDR5GDDR6
256-bit64-bit
153.6 GB/s
143.9 GB/s
850 MHz
2310 MHz
Not Available2815 MHz
1200 MHz
2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7970M or Radeon RX 6500 XT

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180.17

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180.17

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900.75

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201.8

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201.8

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801.07

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201.8

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67.55

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488.41

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