Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT 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 5500 XT is 2912 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 26% better in Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7970 - 123 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 130 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
72%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
$169 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
