The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6800 XT. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 17% less energy – 250 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6800 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
35%
Min 1% FPS
25
26%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Average FPS
159
100%
Min 1% FPS
97
100%
Price, £
£689
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.33/FPS
100%
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£689.00
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£596.00
In Stock
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£944.33
In Stock
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£1,372.26
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£928.54
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£2,119.34
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
19%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
52%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
10%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
18%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
18%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
512 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $649.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 300 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 288 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 648 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 20.74 TFLOPS |
