Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 489 days older than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 250 vs 375 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
92%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
