Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 390 is 1274 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 250 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 24% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon HD 7970 - 36 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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 R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
74%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
