Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 672 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 250 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 15% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon HD 7970 - 90 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
46.25%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
67.27272727272727%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
