Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 Nano 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 Nano is 1344 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 Nano
- Performs up to 40% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon HD 7970 - 56 vs 40 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R9 Nano
Desktop • Aug 27th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
46%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 27th, 2015 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $649 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM |
| 384-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 500 MHz |
