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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 4264 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of Radeon RX 7700 XT
- Performs up to 267% better in Dishonored 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 165 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 245 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£469.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GO, 12288 MB GDDR6
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
22%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
244.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
549.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2544 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 7700 XT
With selected game settings
161 FPS
£6.65/FPS
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