Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R7 250E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 729 days older than Radeon R7 250E.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 26% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R7 250E - 59 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250E - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250E
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 55 vs 250 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Dec 20th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250E |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2013 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 72 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1125 MHz |