Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R5 240 OEM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 680 days older than Radeon R5 240 OEM.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield V than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 98 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
21.08108108108108%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
15.81081081081081%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 1st, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 730 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 780 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
