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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 580 is 1944 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 31% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon HD 7970 - 63 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 185 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition OC 8 GB GDDR5 3xDP/HDMI/DVI-D Graphics Card - Black
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
69.02985074626865%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
61.34715025906736%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | $229 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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