Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 679 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 100 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon HD 7970M - 40 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 3 vs 2 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
London | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |