Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 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 RX 470 is 1687 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon HD 7970 - 114 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
76.70380927701477%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
76.6839378238342%
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
